3 files changed, 21 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
index da1580a..c690a12 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILES = run-hlc++-ex.sh
 CXX_API=yes
 
 # Where to install examples
-EXAMPLEDIR=${DESTDIR}/$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/hl/c++
+# Note: no '/' after DESTDIR.  Explanation in commence.am
+EXAMPLEDIR=${DESTDIR}$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/hl/c++
 
 # How to build programs using h5c++
 $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H5CPP)
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
index ae60c75..837f4c8 100644
--- a/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -314,14 +314,24 @@ LIBH5_HL = $(top_builddir)/hl/src/libhdf5_hl.la
 LIBH5F_HL = $(top_builddir)/hl/fortran/src/libhdf5hl_fortran.la
 LIBH5CPP_HL = $(top_builddir)/hl/c++/src/libhdf5_hl_cpp.la
 
+# Note that in svn revision 19400 the '/' after DESTDIR in H5* variables below  
+# has been removed. According to the official description of DESTDIR by Gnu at 
+# http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/DESTDIR.html, DESTDIR is 
+# prepended to the normal and complete install path that it precedes for the 
+# purpose of installing in a temporary directory which is useful for building 
+# rpms and other packages.  The '/' after ${DESTDIR} will be followed by another 
+# '/' at the beginning of the normal install path.  When DESTDIR is empty the  
+# path then begins with '//', which is incorrect and causes problems at least for 
+# Cygwin.   
+
 # Scripts used to build examples
 # If only shared libraries have been installed, have h5cc build examples with
 # shared libraries instead of static libraries
-H5CC = $(bindir)/h5cc
-H5CC_PP = $(bindir)/h5pcc
-H5FC = $(bindir)/h5fc
-H5FC_PP = $(bindir)/h5pfc
-H5CPP = $(bindir)/h5c++
+H5CC = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h5cc
+H5CC_PP = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h5pcc
+H5FC = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h5fc
+H5FC_PP = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h5pfc
+H5CPP = ${DESTDIR}$(bindir)/h5c++
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = "-I m4"
 
 # The trace script; this is used on source files from the C library to
@@ -345,7 +355,8 @@ INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILES = run-hlc++-ex.sh
 CXX_API = yes
 
 # Where to install examples
-EXAMPLEDIR = ${DESTDIR}/$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/hl/c++
+# Note: no '/' after DESTDIR.  Explanation in commence.am
+EXAMPLEDIR = ${DESTDIR}$(exec_prefix)/share/hdf5_examples/hl/c++
 
 # Assume that all tests in this directory are examples, and tell
 # conclude.am when to build them.
diff --git a/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in b/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
index 4e6b1fb..d43606e 100755
--- a/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
+++ b/hl/c++/examples/run-hlc++-ex.sh.in
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 # Initializations
 EXIT_SUCCESS=0
 EXIT_FAILURE=1
-
 # Where the tool is installed.
-prefix="${prefix:-${DESTDIR}/@prefix@}"
+# Note: no '/' after DESTDIR.  Explanation in commence.am
+prefix="${prefix:-${DESTDIR}@prefix@}"
 AR="@AR@"
 RANLIB="@RANLIB@"
 H5TOOL="h5c++"                  # The tool name