# HG changeset patch # User Karl Berry # Date 1196377532 28800 # Node ID cf904ffb44a0079085d48efaa4b27de24d70d6b4 # Parent aaf8f2e1f3098804c4945da8de515a3be0a76ad6 autoupdate diff -r aaf8f2e1f309 -r cf904ffb44a0 doc/make-stds.texi --- a/doc/make-stds.texi Wed Nov 28 13:56:55 2007 -0800 +++ b/doc/make-stds.texi Thu Nov 29 15:05:32 2007 -0800 @@ -275,10 +275,12 @@ However, it is preferable to support a @code{DESTDIR} prefix on the target files, as explained in the next section. -@noindent -Always use a file name, not a directory name, as the second argument of -the installation commands. Use a separate command for each file to be -installed. +It is acceptable, but not required, to install multiple files in one +command, with the final argument being a directory, as in: + +@example +$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) foo bar baz $(bindir) +@end example @node DESTDIR