Autotools: PROGRAMS installation paths

Question

In the typical case, when you need to build binaries and install them I could use something like:

bin_PROGMRAMS: foo
foo_SOURCES: goo.c

or

sbin_PROGRAMS: foo
foo_SOURCES: goo.c

This means that foo will be built, and then be installed in $(prefix)/bin or $(prefix)/sbin . However, if instead of bin_PROGRAMS you use data_PROGRAMS automake will not allow this.

The question: What is the full list of paths that are allowed for binaries ("PROGRAMS") installation?

Answer 1

The full list of predefined installation directories allowed for PROGRAMS is:

‘bindir’, ‘sbindir’, ‘libexecdir’, ‘pkglibdir’

Full list of similar standard paths can be found in the auto-book

EDIT: the list above is not correct, I'm leaving it here just to give context to the comment section , see below:

It appears the auto-book is outdated. the correct list of installation directories is:

bindir, sbindir, libexecdir, pkglibexecdir

https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Program-Sources.html#Program-Sources