dh_auto_install - automatically runs make install or similar
SYNOPSIS
dh_auto_install [build system options] [debhelper options] [--params]
DESCRIPTION
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.
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).
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.
OPTIONS
See "BUILDSYSTEMOPTIONS" 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. These can be used to supplement
or override the any standard parameters that dh_auto_install passes.