4.3.3.6 The InstallDirectory Builder

env.InstallDirectory(target)
# Example
env.InstallDirectory("${prefix}/share")

The InstallDirectory builder can be used to explicitly create a directory in an installation location. This can also disambiguate whether the target for a subsequent builder (e.g. Install) refers to a file path or directory path.

It functions almost identically to the Directory builder. The only difference relates to the clean and uninstall tasks. The clean task removes targets created by the Directory builder but not by the InstallDirectory builder. The uninstall task removes targets created by the InstallDirectory builder but not by the Directory builder.