Add a Makefile for the scripts directory

mk/install.mk

@@ -9,15 +9,47 @@ define create-dir =
 endef
 
 
-# Add a rule for installing file $(2) in directory $(1).  The
-# directory will be created automatically.
-define install-file-in =
+# Add a rule for installing file $(1) as file $(2) with mode $(3).
+# The directory containing $(2) will be created automatically.
+define install-file-as =
 
-  install:: $(1)/$(notdir $(2))
+  install: $(2)
 
-  $$(eval $$(call create-dir,$(1)))
+  $$(eval $$(call create-dir,$$(dir $(2))))
 
-  $(1)/$(notdir $(2)): $(2) | $(1)
-	$(QUIET) install -t $(1) $(2)
+  $(2): $(1) | $$(dir $(2))
+	$(QUIET) install -m $(3) $(1) $(2)
 
 endef
+
+
+# Add a rule for installing file $(1) in directory $(2) with mode
+# $(3).  The directory will be created automatically.
+define install-file-in =
+  $$(eval $$(call install-file-as,$(1),$(2)/$$(notdir $(1)),$(3)))
+endef
+
+
+define install-program-in =
+  $$(eval $$(call install-file-in,$(1),$(2),0755))
+endef
+
+
+define install-data-in =
+  $$(eval $$(call install-file-in,$(1),$(2),0644))
+endef
+
+
+# Install a symlink from $(2) to $(1).  Note that $(1) need not exist.
+define install-symlink =
+
+  install: $(2)
+
+  $$(eval $$(call create-dir,$$(dir $(2))))
+
+  $(2): | $$(dir $(2))
+	ln -sfn $(1) $(2)
+
+endef
+
+

mk/lib.mk

@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ template_files += Makefile.config
 include Makefile.config
 
 
+# Get rid of default suffixes. FIXME: is this a good idea?
+.SUFFIXES:
+
+
 # Initialise some variables.
 QUIET = @
+bin_SCRIPTS :=
+noinst_SCRIPTS :=
 
 
 # Pass -fPIC if we're building dynamic libraries.
@@ -46,6 +52,9 @@ $(foreach mf, $(SUBS), $(eval $(call include-sub-makefile, $(mf))))
 # Instantiate stuff.
 $(foreach lib, $(LIBS), $(eval $(call build-library,$(lib))))
 $(foreach prog, $(PROGRAMS), $(eval $(call build-program,$(prog))))
+$(foreach script, $(bin_SCRIPTS), $(eval $(call install-program-in,$(script),$(bindir))))
+$(foreach script, $(bin_SCRIPTS), $(eval programs_list += $(script)))
+$(foreach script, $(noinst_SCRIPTS), $(eval programs_list += $(script)))
 $(foreach template, $(template_files), $(eval $(call instantiate-template,$(template))))
 
 

mk/programs.mk

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define build-program =
 
   $$(eval $$(call create-dir,$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)))
 
-  install:: $$($(1)_INSTALL_PATH)
+  install: $$($(1)_INSTALL_PATH)
 
   ifeq ($(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS), 1)
 

mk/templates.mk

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # substitutes all ‘@var@’ variables set by the configure script).
 define instantiate-template =
 
-  $(1): $(1).in
-	./config.status --file $(1)
-
   clean_files += $(1)
 
 endef
+
+%: %.in
+	$(QUIET) ./config.status --quiet --file $@