dh_auto_install

DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1)                 Debhelper                DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1)

NAME
       dh_auto_install - automatically runs make install or similar

SYNOPSIS
       dh_auto_install [buildsystemoptions] [debhelperoptions] [--params]

DESCRIPTION
       dh_auto_install is a debhelper program that tries to automatically
       install built files. It does so by running the appropriate command for
       the build system it detects the package uses. For example, if there's a
       Makefile and it contains a install target, then this is done by running
       make (or MAKE, if the environment variable is set). If there is a
       setup.py or Build.PL, it is used. Note that the Ant build system does
       not support installation, so dh_auto_install will not install files
       built using Ant.

       In compat 15 or later, dh_auto_install will use debian/tmp as the
       default --destdir and should be moved from there to the appropriate
       package build directory using dh_install(1) or similar tools. Though if
       the single-binary addon for dh(1) is activated, then it will pass an
       explicit --destdir=debian/package/ to dh_auto_install.

       For earlier compat levels then unless --destdir option is specified,
       the files are installed into debian/package/ if there is only one
       binary package. In the multiple binary package case, the files are
       instead installed into debian/tmp/, and should be moved from there to
       the appropriate package build directory using dh_install(1) or similar
       tools.

       DESTDIR is used to tell make where to install the files.  If the
       Makefile was generated by MakeMaker from a Makefile.PL, it will
       automatically set PREFIX=/usr too, since such Makefiles need that.

       This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work,
       or tries to use the wrong install target, you're encouraged to skip
       using dh_auto_install at all, and just run make install manually.

OPTIONS
       See "BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS" in debhelper(7) for a list of common build
       system selection and control options.

       --destdir=directory
           Install files into the specified directory. If this option is not
           specified, destination directory is determined automatically as
           described in the "DESCRIPTION" section.

       -- params
           Pass params to the program that is run, after the parameters that
           dh_auto_install usually passes.

SEE ALSO
       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

13.6ubuntu1                       2022-02-07                DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1)