Re: [PATCH] make install on windows

[Christian Franke]

Alexandre Bique wrote:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > On windows with cygwin or mingw, when i do make install, it installs
> > linux elf32 files instead of windows *.exe.
> >
> > Here is a patch to install the right file depending on $(EXEEXT).
> >
> > Thank you.
> >     
>
> Ooouuuppss, there is a little mistake : $(EXEXT) instead of $(EXEEXT).
> Take the new patch.
>
>   

> --- Makefile.in    (revision 2001)
> +++ Makefile.in    (working copy)
> @@ -222,14 +222,14 @@
>        $(INSTALL_DATA) $$dir$$file $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/$$dest; \
>      done
>      $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
> -    @list='$(bin_UTILITIES)'; for file in $$list; do \
> +    @list='$(bin_UTILITIES:=$(EXEEXT))'; for file in $$list; do \
>        if test -f "$$file"; then dir=; else dir="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
>        dest="`echo $$file | sed 's,.*/,,' | sed '$(transform)'`"; \

This is not necessary on Cygwin. Its /usr/bin/install handles the .exe 
issue itself, such that most existing Makefiles work OOTB.

Please make sure that /usr/bin/install and no other install is found in 
the PATH.

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Christian Franke