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Feature #1005

Makefile: install target for CoCoALib

Added by John Abbott about 7 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
John Abbott
Category:
Portability
Target version:
CoCoALib-0.99600
Start date:
01 Feb 2017
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
4.44 h
Spent time:
4.50 h

Description

There should be an install target for CoCoALib.

Related issues

Related to CoCoALib - Design #1125: Separate install script for CoCoALib?New2017-11-16

History

#1 Updated by John Abbott about 7 years ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 30

I have already written a first install target for CoCoALib (and a first attempt to use it required a system reinstallation :-/)

What should the install target do?
  • put libcocoa.a in /usr/local/lib/
  • put the header files in /usr/local/include/CoCoA/
  • what about documentation and examples????

Actually the library is placed in /usr/local/lib/libcocoa-$VERSION.a and then a symbolic link is made so that /usr/local/lib/libcocoa.a refers to the real file; this is so that a new version does not "stomp on" a previously installed version.

Similarly the header files are actually installed in /usr/local/include/CoCoA-$VERSION/ then a symbolic link is created so that /usr/local/include/CoCoA refers to the true directory; the reason is again to avoid "stomping on" a previously installed version (assuming it has a different version number)

#2 Updated by John Abbott about 7 years ago

  • Assignee set to John Abbott
  • % Done changed from 30 to 50
I have added some lines to copy documentation and examples:
  • doc/CoCoALib.pdf is copied into /usr/local/include/CoCoA/doc/CoCoALib.pdf
  • doc/html/* are copied into /usr/local/include/CoCoA/doc/html/
  • examples/ex-*.C are copied into /usr/local/include/CoCoA/examples/

I have decided to put them into /usr/local/include/CoCoA/ because I know that that directory exists and is writable; it also keeps all files (except libcocoa.a) associated with a particular version of CoCoALib together in the same subtree.

I am open to suggestions for better ways to organize this; I just wanted a quick solution before the CoCoA minicourse.

PS I have not yet actually tried running make install (after last time's unfortunate outcome).

#3 Updated by John Abbott over 6 years ago

  • Target version changed from CoCoALib-0.99560 to CoCoALib-0.99600

#4 Updated by John Abbott over 6 years ago

  • % Done changed from 50 to 70

Before installing CoCoA you must compile both the library and the documentation (incl. examples/index.html).
This is now checked in the Makefile script for install.

Bruns has given some useful feedback.

#5 Updated by John Abbott almost 6 years ago

  • Related to Design #1125: Separate install script for CoCoALib? added

#6 Updated by John Abbott over 5 years ago

  • Status changed from In Progress to Closed
  • % Done changed from 70 to 100
  • Estimated time set to 4.44 h

SUMMARY: it has not yet been tested much, but is probably safe enough to "close" this issue

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