GNU oleo build system

[Claudio Fontana]

Hello,

I am writing you about the GNU Oleo project,
as part of my effort to help GNU projects provide a better, more
consistent build system.

I could not install oleo-1.99.16 on the testing machine:
GNU/Linux (kernel 2.6.14), gcc-3.3.4, ld 2.15.92.0.2,
aclocal and automake 1.9.4, autoconf 2.59, make 3.80,
X.org 6.8.1, xbae 4.60.2 .

Please see the attached build log for the errors encountered.

I also noticed that you already offer DESTDIR support in your
generated Makefiles via automake.
However, in some (one?) of the installation hooks, DESTDIR has
not been considered (see XResources/Makefile.am :: install-data-hook) .

Supporting DESTDIR is trivial: just prepend $(DESTDIR) to the target
directories in your installation hooks.
DESTDIR support is marked as optional in the GNU coding standards,
but in my opinion, DESTDIR can be very helpful for the user, the
distribution-specific packagers and third-party programs, because it
offers a consistent and portable way to perform staged installations.

See: GNU automake manual ("When Automake isn't enough",...)
http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/

In each case, please contact me at this address <address@hidden>
to provide your feedback about this issue.

thank you for your help in making GNU projects build systems better.

Claudio Fontana

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