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DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1) Debhelper DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1)
dh_auto_install - automatically runs make install or similar
dh_auto_install [build system options] [debhelper options]
[-- params]
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 14 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.
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.
debhelper(7)
This program is a part of debhelper.
Joey Hess <[email protected]>
This page is part of the debhelper (helper programs for
debian/rules) project. Information about the project can be found
at [unknown -- if you know, please contact [email protected]] If
you have a bug report for this manual page, send it to
[email protected]. This page was obtained from the project's
upstream Git repository
⟨https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debhelper.git⟩ on 2025-08-11.
(At that time, the date of the most recent commit that was found
in the repository was 2025-08-10.) If you discover any rendering
problems in this HTML version of the page, or you believe there is
a better or more up-to-date source for the page, or you have
corrections or improvements to the information in this COLOPHON
(which is not part of the original manual page), send a mail to
[email protected]
13.23 2025-01-02 DH_AUTO_INSTALL(1)
Pages that refer to this page: dh(1), debhelper(7), debhelper-compat-upgrade-checklist(7)
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