guess_install version 1.1 An 'automatic' installer which looks at files in the current directory and tries to figure out where they should be installed. Intended for use with scripts and other small programs which are good enough to distribute, but where doing the whole 'configure; make install' routine would be overkill. Currently it understands executables, manual pages, and some common documentation files like README and ChangeLog. Executables go in bin/, documentation in share/doc/, and manual pages in share/manN/, under the prefix given. Suggestions for more automatic tests are welcome. * Installing This program is self-hosting :-). Type % ./guess_install --prefix=/usr/local or whatever directory you prefer. * Using guess_install with your own programs In principle, you should say to the user 'please install the guess_install program first, and then use it to install my app'. But nobody wants to add another dependency like that. Instead, feel free to include this program as 'install' in your own distribution so the user can just type './install'. * Author and copying Written by Ed Avis . Please contact me with any suggestions or bug reports. All the files are in the public domain. This means there are no copyright restrictions, you may do what you wish with them. Of course, giving credit would be appreciated (but not required). They are offered as-is with no warranty whatsoever. This program has a web page at .