Use absolute build dir path to make tests work. Don't compress man pages. The generated pkgIndex.tcl file is found in the build dir. Index: Makefile.in --- Makefile.in.orig +++ Makefile.in @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/$(PKG_DIR) pkglibdir = $(libdir)/$(PKG_DIR) pkgincludedir = $(includedir)/$(PKG_DIR) -top_builddir = . +top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@ INSTALL = @INSTALL@ INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@ @@ -232,10 +232,7 @@ install-doc: doc @echo "Installing documentation in $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)" @list='$(srcdir)/doc/*.n'; for i in $$list; do \ echo "Installing $$i"; \ - rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/mann/`basename $$i`; \ - gzip $$i; \ - $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i.gz $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/mann ; \ - gunzip $$i.gz; \ + $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/mann ; \ done test: binaries libraries @@ -395,7 +392,7 @@ install-lib-binaries: binaries done @if test "x$(SHARED_BUILD)" = "x1"; then \ echo " Install pkgIndex.tcl $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)"; \ - $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/pkgIndex.tcl $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir); \ + $(INSTALL_DATA) pkgIndex.tcl $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir); \ fi #========================================================================