> packages where DESTDIR doesn't work properly. But automake > already does such a good job at providing DESTDIR support > (especially if the user remembered to run 'make distcheck'), > that I think it would be nice if using AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE did > make the ./configure --help mention the future effect of > DESTDIR. > > I agree. Does distcheck actually test DESTDIR? Absolutely, along with proper VPATH builds; two aspects that many non-automake packages get horribly wrong. http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Preparing-Distributions Lovley! I suppose I just do things right from the start, and have never noticed this! _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
