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diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/custom-builder.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/custom-builder.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c26deac40f4a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/custom-builder.xml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-custom-builder"> + +<title>Customizing the Generic Builder</title> + +<para>The operation of the generic builder can be modified in many +places by setting certain variables. These <emphasis>hook +variables</emphasis> are typically set to the name of some shell +function defined by you. For instance, to perform some additional +steps after <command>make install</command> you would set the +<varname>postInstall</varname> variable: + +<programlisting> +postInstall=myPostInstall + +myPostInstall() { + mkdir $out/share/extra + cp extrafiles/* $out/share/extra +}</programlisting> + +</para> + +</section> \ No newline at end of file |