15 files changed, 58 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/docs/markdown/Installing.md b/docs/markdown/Installing.md
index 4670544..b8e6a81 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Installing.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Installing.md
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ install_man('foo.1') # -> share/man/man1/foo.1.gz
 install_data('datafile.dat', install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'progname')) # -> share/progname/datafile.dat
 ```
 
+`install_data()` supports rename of the file *since 0.46.0*.
+
+```meson
+# file.txt -> {datadir}/{projectname}/new-name.txt
+install_data('file.txt', rename : 'new-name.txt')
+
+# file1.txt -> share/myapp/dir1/data.txt
+# file2.txt -> share/myapp/dir2/data.txt
+install_data(['file1.txt', 'file2.txt'],
+             rename : ['dir1/data.txt', 'dir2/data.txt'],
+             install_dir : 'share/myapp')
+```
+
 Sometimes you want to copy an entire subtree directly. For this use case there is the `install_subdir` command, which can be used like this.
 
 ```meson
diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
index 589baf1..0d7dedc 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-manual.md
@@ -737,6 +737,13 @@ arguments. The following keyword arguments are supported:
 
  To leave any of these three as the default, specify `false`.
 
+- `rename` if specified renames each source file into corresponding file
+  from `rename` list. Nested paths are allowed and they are joined with
+  `install_dir`. Length of `rename` list must be equal to the number of sources.
+  *(added 0.46.0)*
+
+See [Installing](Installing.md) for more examples.
+
 ### install_headers()
 
 ``` meson
diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/install_data-rename.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/install_data-rename.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6378d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/install_data-rename.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## install_data() supports rename
+
+`rename` parameter is used to change names of the installed files.
+In order to install
+- `file1.txt` into `share/myapp/dir1/data.txt`
+- `file2.txt` into `share/myapp/dir2/data.txt`
+```meson
+install_data(['file1.txt', 'file2.txt'],
+             rename : ['dir1/data.txt', 'dir2/data.txt'],
+             install_dir : 'share/myapp')
+```
diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index 9500d69..f0ea09b 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -878,11 +878,10 @@ int dummy;
             subdir = de.install_dir
             if not subdir:
                 subdir = os.path.join(self.environment.get_datadir(), self.interpreter.build.project_name)
-            for f in de.sources:
-                assert(isinstance(f, mesonlib.File))
-                plain_f = os.path.basename(f.fname)
-                dstabs = os.path.join(subdir, plain_f)
-                i = [f.absolute_path(srcdir, builddir), dstabs, de.install_mode]
+            for src_file, dst_name in zip(de.sources, de.rename):
+                assert(isinstance(src_file, mesonlib.File))
+                dst_abs = os.path.join(subdir, dst_name)
+                i = [src_file.absolute_path(srcdir, builddir), dst_abs, de.install_mode]
                 d.data.append(i)
 
     def generate_subdir_install(self, d):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/build.py b/mesonbuild/build.py
index a1662f7..c2f547b 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/build.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -1894,13 +1894,19 @@ class ConfigurationData:
 # A bit poorly named, but this represents plain data files to copy
 # during install.
 class Data:
-    def __init__(self, sources, install_dir, install_mode=None):
+    def __init__(self, sources, install_dir, install_mode=None, rename=None):
         self.sources = sources
         self.install_dir = install_dir
         self.install_mode = install_mode
         self.sources = listify(self.sources)
         for s in self.sources:
             assert(isinstance(s, File))
+        if rename is None:
+            self.rename = [os.path.basename(f.fname) for f in self.sources]
+        else:
+            self.rename = stringlistify(rename)
+            if len(self.rename) != len(self.sources):
+                raise MesonException('Size of rename argument is different from number of sources')
 
 class RunScript(dict):
     def __init__(self, script, args):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index 1a1f6b4..029fe59 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ permitted_kwargs = {'add_global_arguments': {'language'},
                     'find_program': {'required', 'native'},
                     'generator': {'arguments', 'output', 'depfile', 'capture', 'preserve_path_from'},
                     'include_directories': {'is_system'},
-                    'install_data': {'install_dir', 'install_mode', 'sources'},
+                    'install_data': {'install_dir', 'install_mode', 'rename', 'sources'},
                     'install_headers': {'install_dir', 'subdir'},
                     'install_man': {'install_dir'},
                     'install_subdir': {'exclude_files', 'exclude_directories', 'install_dir', 'install_mode', 'strip_directory'},
@@ -2826,7 +2826,8 @@ root and issuing %s.
         if not isinstance(install_dir, (str, type(None))):
             raise InvalidArguments('Keyword argument install_dir not a string.')
         install_mode = self._get_kwarg_install_mode(kwargs)
-        data = DataHolder(build.Data(sources, install_dir, install_mode))
+        rename = kwargs.get('rename', None)
+        data = DataHolder(build.Data(sources, install_dir, install_mode, rename))
         self.build.data.append(data.held_object)
         return data
 
diff --git a/test cases/common/12 data/installed_files.txt b/test cases/common/12 data/installed_files.txt
index ab1a981..43bb0e5 100644
--- a/test cases/common/12 data/installed_files.txt
+++ b/test cases/common/12 data/installed_files.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ usr/share/progname/datafile.dat
 usr/share/progname/fileobject_datafile.dat
 usr/share/progname/vanishing.dat
 usr/share/progname/vanishing2.dat
+usr/share/data install test/renamed file.txt
 usr/share/data install test/somefile.txt
+usr/share/data install test/some/nested/path.txt
+usr/share/renamed/renamed 2.txt
+usr/share/renamed/renamed 3.txt
 etc/etcfile.dat
 usr/bin/runscript.sh
diff --git a/test cases/common/12 data/meson.build b/test cases/common/12 data/meson.build
index 4528afe..d855bba 100644
--- a/test cases/common/12 data/meson.build
+++ b/test cases/common/12 data/meson.build
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ install_data(files('somefile.txt'))
 subdir('vanishing')
 
 install_data(sources : 'vanishing/vanishing2.dat', install_dir : 'share/progname')
+
+install_data(sources : 'to_be_renamed_1.txt', rename : 'renamed file.txt')
+install_data(sources : ['vanishing/to_be_renamed_2.txt', 'to_be_renamed_3.txt'],
+             install_dir : 'share/renamed',
+             rename : ['renamed 2.txt', 'renamed 3.txt'])
+install_data(sources : 'to_be_renamed_4.txt', rename : 'some/nested/path.txt')
diff --git a/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_1.txt b/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_1.txt
diff --git a/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_3.txt b/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_3.txt
diff --git a/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_4.txt b/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/12 data/to_be_renamed_4.txt
diff --git a/test cases/common/12 data/vanishing/to_be_renamed_2.txt b/test cases/common/12 data/vanishing/to_be_renamed_2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/12 data/vanishing/to_be_renamed_2.txt
diff --git a/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/file1.txt b/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/file1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/file1.txt
diff --git a/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/file2.txt b/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/file2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/file2.txt
diff --git a/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/meson.build b/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7cde08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/failing/70 install_data rename bad size/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+project('data install test', 'c')
+
+install_data(['file1.txt', 'file2.txt'], rename : 'just one name')