install-sh is used instead of install when installing nobase_pkginclude_HEADERS

[Marcel Loose]

Hi,

A couple of weeks ago I reported this bug in GNATS, but I haven't had any 
feedback from GNATS other than the number under which the bug was filed (#475). 
Hence, I thought I would also use the mailing lists to report the bug.

Regards,

Marcel Loose.

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Here's the description:

I was suprised to discover that automake chooses ./install-sh, instead of 
/usr/bin/install when installing header files specified as 
nobase_pkginclude_HEADERS.

You can try it yourself. Untar the file automake-bug.tar.gz; cd to automake-bug 
and type:

  $ ./bootstrap && ./configure --prefix=$PWD/installed && make install 

Note that ./install-sh is used to install the header files.

Next, edit the file src/Makefile and remove `nobase_' in the line 
`nobase_pkginclude_HEADERS = a.h sub/b.h'. You will notice that now 
/usr/bin/install is used to install the header files when doing a `make 
install'.

Re-add `nobase_' and try again; you will see that 
./install-sh is used.

You can also take a look at the two log files I generated: with-nobase.log and 
without-nobase.log.

I could reproduce this "bug" with automake version 1.9.5 and version 1.6.3.

automake-bug.tar.gz
Description: GNU Zip compressed data