[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#637787: Bug#637787: Bug#637787: Bug#637787: Bug#637787: Bug#637787: trivial fix

[Thomas Weber]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:24:17PM -0400, John W. Eaton wrote:
> If you don't want to change octlibdir, then you can change the lines
> like
> 
>   octlib_LTLIBRARIES = liboctave.la
> 
> in the Makefile.am files to be
> 
>   lib_LTLIBRARIES = liboctave.la
> 
> instead.  It's the octlib (or lib) prefix that is used to generate the
> variable that determines the installation directory. 

I'm understanding that now. Thanks for helping.

> Maybe we should change the Octave sources to install the Octave
> libraries in $libdir instead of $octlibdir?  Or would $pkglibdir be
> better?  That is predefined by automake, so writing
> 
>   pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = liboctave.la
> 
> should cause liboctave to be installed in $(libdir)/@PACKAGE@ (with
> "octave" substituted for @PACKAGE@ by configure.

> Is the current problem that the libraries are placed in a directory
> that has a version number in the name, or does dpkg-shlibeps not find
> files in subdirectories of /usr/lib at all?

That's a good question; I'm not really sure. 
I don't think however, that the version should be in the installation
path - what happens when 3.4.3 comes around?
You should take my words on this with a grain of salt, though. I'm new
to it myself.

	Thomas