Allow installing into custom directory (erlang-ls#1188)

tks2103 · Feb 1, 2022 · 3e7ef67 · 3e7ef67
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 .PHONY: all
 
+PREFIX = '/usr/local'
+
 all:
  @ echo "Building escript..."
  @ rebar3 escriptize
  @ rebar3 as dap escriptize
 
+.PHONY: install
 install: all
  @ echo "Installing escript..."
- @ cp _build/default/bin/erlang_ls /usr/local/bin
- @ cp _build/dap/bin/els_dap /usr/local/bin
+ @ mkdir -p '${PREFIX}/bin'
+ @ cp _build/default/bin/erlang_ls ${PREFIX}/bin
+ @ cp _build/dap/bin/els_dap ${PREFIX}/bin
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ To install the produced `erlang_ls` escript in `/usr/local/bin`:
 
  make install
 
+To install to a different directory set the `PREFIX` environment variable:
+
+ PREFIX=/path/to/directory make -e install
+
 ## Command-line Arguments
 
 These are the command-line arguments that can be provided to the