Hi, Summary: For an open source project, that I work on, it is needed to define a webserver root directory. This is done using a variable webserver_document_root, that is (in my case) defined as /srv/www/htdocs.
(please Cc me as I'm not subscribe to the automake ML). When I now run: DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-dist=suse --without-openpkg" make distcheck it fails :( Whatever I do to the webserver_document_root (more details about this below) it either fails the 'make distcheck', or 'make install' installs in an incorrect location. I'm now going to use a workaround to (mis)use the configure argument --htmldir to define the webserver root directory. Two questions: 1) is a feature request feasible, asking to extend configure so it gets a command line option that can be used to define the webserver root directory (--webserverdir e.g.)? If I search the internet, more people are fighting this battle to obtain a webserver root directory with autotools and have 'make distcheck' work. Hence, it would serve multiple people. 2) Is there a way, that I can make it work with the current automake, autoconf combo? I use automake-1.10 I tried: $(distdir)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) $(DESTDIR)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) $(prefix)$(DESTDIR)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) The changes above result in a working distcheck, but not in a correct behaving: 'make install DESTDIR=....'. The result is e.g: [/var/tmp/kolab/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin-2.1.99/ME] > ls ./var/tmp/kolab/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin-2.1.99/ME (even more details below) The webserver_document_root is defined in a file that is included from Makefile.am with a variable @[EMAIL PROTECTED] The variable is filled in during configure time. Snappit from Makefile.am: EXTRA_DIST = CLEANFILES = @distribution@ @common@ ............. Hopefully, you don't shoot me for this lenghty email. What is your advice regarding this? -- TIA, Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless Some more data ------------------------ Create tarbal: kolab-webadmin> ./bootstrap kolab-webadmin> ./configure --without-openpkg --with-dist=suse kolab-webadmin> make distcheck > out 2>&1 kolab-webadmin> grep -c openpkg out 144 This is not good, as there should be no openpkg reference due to the --without-openpkg argument. The correct way to execute 'make distcheck' is therefor: kolab-webadmin> DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-dist=suse --without-openpkg" make distcheck > out 2>&1 kolab-webadmin> grep -c openpkg out 0 This is good, but now 'make distcheck' fails: kolab-webadmin> tail -7 out test -z "/srv/www/htdocs/kolab/admin/pics" || /bin/mkdir -p "/srv/www/htdocs/kolab/admin/pics" /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/srv/www/htdocs/kolab': Permission denied make[2]: *** [install-dist_wspicsDATA] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/kolab/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin-2.1.99/_build' make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/kolab/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin/kolab-webadmin-2.1.99/_build' make: *** [distcheck] Error 2 The reason is the definition of the webserver directory in Makefile.am kolab-webadmin> grep -n webserver_document_root Makefile.am 21:wstopleveldir = $(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) 29:wskolabdir = $(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix)/admin This definition does not take the destination directory into account. Whatever I tried to change the behaviour of automake, I did not get it correct. I tried e.g.: $(distdir)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) $(DESTDIR)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) $(prefix)$(DESTDIR)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)/$(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) The changes above result in a working distcheck, but not in a correct behaving: 'make install DESTDIR=....'. When 21:wstopleveldir = $(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix) 29:wskolabdir = $(webserver_document_root)$(webserver_web_prefix)/admin is changed to: 21:wstopleveldir = $(htmldir)$(webserver_web_prefix) 29:wskolabdir = $(htmldir)$(webserver_web_prefix)/admin make distcheck works as well make install DESTDIR=.....
