function post_install (desc)

  private = fullfile (desc.dir, "private");
  [status, msg] = mkdir (private);
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't create private directory: %s", msg);
  endif
  [status, msg, msgid] = movefile ('./src/*.h', private, 'f');
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't copy file: %s", msg);
  endif

  status = movefile  ('./inst/generate_lhs.m', private, 'f');
  status += movefile ('./inst/generate_rhs.m', private, 'f');
  status += movefile ('./inst/generate_fs.m', private, 'f');
  status += movefile ('./inst/generate_fun.m', private, 'f');
  status += movefile ('./inst/generate_makefile.m', private, 'f');
  if (status != 5)
    error ("couldn't copy file: %s", msg);
  endif

  func = fullfile (desc.dir, "@function");
  [status, msg] = mkdir (func);
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't create @function directory: %s", msg);
  endif

  mesh = fullfile (desc.dir, "@mesh");
  [status, msg] = mkdir (mesh);
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't create @function directory: %s", msg);
  endif

  [status, msg, msgid] = movefile ('./src/feval.oct', func, 'f');
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't copy file: %s", msg);
  endif

  [status, msg, msgid] = movefile ('./src/save.oct', func, 'f');
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't copy file: %s", msg);
  endif

  new_name = fullfile (func, 'plot.oct');
  [status, msg, msgid] = movefile ('./src/plot_func.oct', new_name, 'f');
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't copy file: %s", msg);
  endif

  new_name = fullfile (mesh, 'plot.oct');
  [status, msg, msgid] = movefile ('./src/plot_mesh.oct', new_name, 'f');
  if (status != 1)
    error ("couldn't copy file: %s", msg);
  endif

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, octave_config_info ("canonical_host_type"),
                  "-", octave_config_info ("api_version"), filesep, "feval.oct");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, octave_config_info ("canonical_host_type"),
                  "-", octave_config_info ("api_version"), filesep, "save.oct");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, octave_config_info ("canonical_host_type"),
                  "-", octave_config_info ("api_version"), filesep, "plot_mesh.oct");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, octave_config_info ("canonical_host_type"),
                  "-", octave_config_info ("api_version"), filesep, "plot_func.oct");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, "generate_lhs.m");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, "generate_rhs.m");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, "generate_fun.m");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, "generate_fs.m");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

  file = cstrcat (desc.archprefix, filesep, "generate_makefile.m");
  [err, msg] = unlink (file);

endfunction