-# We're going to abuse install-data-local for a pre-install check.
-# This is to be considered a short term hack and is expected to be removed
-# in a near future version.
+# We're going to abuse install-data-local for a pre-install check. This may
+# not be the cleanest way to do this type of job, but that's the least ugly
+# one we've found.
+#
+# Note also that if any test needs to examine some file that has possibly
+# been installed before (e.g., older DB or configuration file), it should be
+# referenced with the prefix of DESTDIR. Otherwise
+# 'make DESTDIR=/somewhere install' may not work.
install-data-local:
- if test -e $(localstatedir)/$(PACKAGE)/zone.sqlite3; then \
+ if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$(PACKAGE)/zone.sqlite3; then \
$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/src/bin/dbutil/run_dbutil.sh --check \
- $(localstatedir)/$(PACKAGE)/zone.sqlite3 || \
+ $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$(PACKAGE)/zone.sqlite3 || \
(echo "\nSQLite3 DB file schema version is old. " \
"Please run: " \
"$(abs_top_builddir)/src/bin/dbutil/run_dbutil.sh --upgrade " \
- "$(localstatedir)/$(PACKAGE)/zone.sqlite3"; exit 1) \
+ "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$(PACKAGE)/zone.sqlite3"; exit 1) \
fi