Problems using autoconf/automake (SOLVED)

[Rico Secada]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:29:30 +0100
Rico Secada <coolzone at io.dk> wrote:

Hmm, ./configure --mandir=/usr/local/man, when installed on freebsd. Didn't think of that.

> Hi
> 
> I am using autoconf/automake to try to build portable makefiles for some software I wrote. I am a newbie in makefiles.
> 
> If I don't add my man page, all works out fine. But as soon as I add my man page 2 problems arises.
> 
> 1. I can't use make distcheck, I get the following error:
> 
> make: don't know how to make myprg.1. Stop
> *** Error code 2
> 
> 2. When I do "make", the man page gets installed in /usr/local/share/man/man1, and not in /usr/local/man/man1. How do I deal with this issue and at the same time maintain portability?
> 
> My Makefile.am looks like this:
> 
> bin_PROGRAMS = myprg
> salahtime_SOURCES = myprg.hpp myprg.cpp
> man_MANS = myprg.1
> 
> My configure.ac looks like this:
> 
> AC_INIT(myprg.cpp)
> AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(myprg,0.1)
> AC_PROG_CC
> AC_PROG_CXX
> AC_PROG_INSTALL
> AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Best and kind regards,
> Rico
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