Bug #1331

Use default (global) OpenTTD data dirs for install

Added by planetmaker almost 10 years ago. Updated almost 10 years ago.

Status:ConfirmedStart date:2010-08-28
Priority:NormalDue date:
Assignee:planetmaker% Done:

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Target version:0.5.0

Description

the current local paths should be added as commented-out version to the Makefile.local.sample

Maybe this needs also checking on the (detailed) OS, more than just OS-type

History

#1 Updated by planetmaker almost 10 years ago

‘datarootdir’
The root of the directory tree for read-only architecture-independent data files. This should normally be /usr/local/share, but write it as $(prefix)/share. (If you are using Autoconf, write it as ‘datarootdir’.) ‘datadir’'s default value is based on this variable; so are ‘infodir’, ‘mandir’, and others.

‘datadir’
The directory for installing idiosyncratic read-only architecture-independent data files for this program. This is usually the same place as ‘datarootdir’, but we use the two separate variables so that you can move these program-specific files without altering the location for Info files, man pages, etc.

This should normally be /usr/local/share, but write it as $(datarootdir). (If you are using Autoconf, write it as ‘datadir’.)
The definition of ‘datadir’ is the same for all packages, so you should install your data in a subdirectory thereof. Most packages install their data under $(datadir)/package-name/.

But mind:

4. The binary directory (where the OpenTTD executable is)
271        Windows: C:\Program Files\OpenTTD
272        Linux:   /usr/games
273      5. The installation directory (Linux only)
274        Linux:   /usr/share/games/openttd

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