Makefile: use PREFIX in "make install", use DESTDIR in traditional ways

[sigrok-dumps.git] / Makefile

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76458ae5ad3c84becd87db90ef35b5baf956e9ff..9820eaa39a7fdf87c59999e977a9c926c0d6c8c2 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 
 VERSION = "0.1.0"
 
-DESTDIR ?= /usr/local/share/sigrok-dumps
+# TODO Ideally instructions would use autotools, cmake, or some other
+# higher level abstraction instead of DIY shell commands. Which would
+# improve portability and robustness (by picking the most appropriate
+# install tool that is available on the target), and would transparently
+# enable support for --prefix and DESTDIR et al, including out of source
+# builds when desired.
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+INSTALL_DIR = $(PREFIX)/share/sigrok-dumps
 
 # Be explicit about which files or subdirectories to install.
 # Update this list when adding a new top level subdirectory to the
@@ -62,5 +69,5 @@ dist: ChangeLog
        @rm -f ChangeLog
 
 install:
-       @mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)
-       @cp -r $(FILES_DIRS) $(DESTDIR)
+       @mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_DIR)
+       @cp -r $(FILES_DIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_DIR)