1DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1) Debhelper DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1)
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6 dh_auto_install - automatically runs make install or similar
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9 dh_auto_install [build system options] [debhelper options] [-- params]
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12 dh_auto_install is a debhelper program that tries to automatically
13 install built files. It does so by running the appropriate command for
14 the build system it detects the package uses. For example, if there's a
15 Makefile and it contains a install target, then this is done by running
16 make (or MAKE, if the environment variable is set). If there is a
17 setup.py or Build.PL, it is used. Note that the Ant build system does
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21 Unless --destdir option is specified, the files are installed into
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23 binary package case, the files are instead installed into debian/tmp/,
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25 directory using dh_install(1).
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27 DESTDIR is used to tell make where to install the files. If the
28 Makefile was generated by MakeMaker from a Makefile.PL, it will
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31 This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work,
32 or tries to use the wrong install target, you're encouraged to skip
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36 See "BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS" in debhelper(7) for a list of common build
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40 Install files into the specified directory. If this option is not
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51 This program is a part of debhelper.
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54 Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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