Re: In a single binary source package how does one fail to install some files?
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Paul Elliott
<pelliott@blackpatchpanel.com> wrote:
>
> When I was building a library and I wanted to not install the .la file that
> make install was creating, I could just leave it out of all of the
> package.install files and it would not be installed.
>
> In a single binary package how do I not install a file that make install
> creates?
>
> Thank You.
>
>
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> Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096
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To not install any .la files in your package, you could try overriding
dh_install as follows (in debian/rules):
override_dh_install:
find . -name "*.la" -delete
dh_install
- Vincent
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