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(autoconf.info)Transformation Rules

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Transformation Rules
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   Here is how to use the variable `program_transform_name' in a
`Makefile.in':

     transform=@program_transform_name@
     install: all
             $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) myprog $(bindir)/`echo myprog|sed '$(transform)'`
     
     uninstall:
             rm -f $(bindir)/`echo myprog|sed '$(transform)'`

If you have more than one program to install, you can do it in a loop:

     PROGRAMS=cp ls rm
     install:
             for p in $(PROGRAMS); do \
               $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$p $(bindir)/`echo $$p|sed '$(transform)'`; \
             done
     
     uninstall:
             for p in $(PROGRAMS); do \
               rm -f $(bindir)/`echo $$p|sed '$(transform)'`; \
             done

   Whether to do the transformations on documentation files (Texinfo or
`man') is a tricky question; there seems to be no perfect answer, due
to the several reasons for name transforming.  Documentation is not
usually particular to a specific architecture, and Texinfo files do not
conflict with system documentation.  But they might conflict with
earlier versions of the same files, and `man' pages sometimes do
conflict with system documentation.  As a compromise, it is probably
best to do name transformations on `man' pages but not on Texinfo
manuals.