meson/docs/yaml/functions/install_subdir.yaml

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name: install_subdir
returns: void
description: |
Installs the entire given subdirectory and its contents from the
source tree to the location specified by the keyword argument
`install_dir`.
If the subdirectory does not exist in the source tree, an empty directory is
created in the specified location. *(since 0.45.0)* A newly created
subdirectory may only be created in the keyword argument `install_dir`.
example: |
For a given directory `foo`:
```text
foo/
bar/
file1
file2
```
`install_subdir('foo', install_dir : 'share', strip_directory : false)` creates
```text
share/
foo/
bar/
file1
file2
```
`install_subdir('foo', install_dir : 'share', strip_directory : true)` creates
```text
share/
bar/
file1
file2
```
`install_subdir('foo/bar', install_dir : 'share', strip_directory : false)` creates
```text
share/
bar/
file1
```
`install_subdir('foo/bar', install_dir : 'share', strip_directory : true)` creates
```text
share/
file1
```
`install_subdir('new_directory', install_dir : 'share')` creates
```text
share/
new_directory/
```
posargs:
subdir_name:
type: str
description: The sub-directory to install
kwargs:
install_mode:
type: list[str | int]
since: 0.47.0
description: |
Specify the file mode in symbolic format
and optionally the owner/uid and group/gid for the installed files.
See the `install_mode` kwarg of [[install_data]] for more information.
exclude_files:
type: list[str]
description: |
A list of file names that should not be installed.
Names are interpreted as paths relative to the `subdir_name` location.
exclude_directories:
type: list[str]
since: 0.47.0
description: |
A list of directory names that should not be installed.
Names are interpreted as paths relative to the `subdir_name` location.
install_dir:
type: str
description: Where to install to.
strip_directory:
type: bool
since: 0.45.0
default: false
description: |
Install directory contents.
If `strip_directory=true` only the last component of the source path is used.