This patch is giving the maintainer option to define path to COPYING and README files.

Github PR: https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-odbc/pull/36

--- mariadb-connector-odbc-3.1.9-ga-src/CMakeLists.txt.old	2020-07-07 13:46:42.106327846 +0200
+++ mariadb-connector-odbc-3.1.9-ga-src/CMakeLists.txt	2020-07-07 13:47:34.037882817 +0200
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
   #IF(NOT DEFINED INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR)
   #  SET(INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/doc/${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}/" CACHE STRING "Directory, where to install license file")   
   #ENDIF()
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Documentation and License file are installed to ${INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Documentation and License file are installed to ${INSTALL_DOCDIR} and ${INSTALL_LICENSEDIR}")
   #  MESSAGE(STATUS "License file installed to ${INSTALL_LICENSE_DIR}")
 
   INSTALL(FILES
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
   INSTALL(FILES
           ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYING
           DESTINATION
-          "${INSTALL_DOCDIR}"
+          "${INSTALL_LICENSEDIR}"
           COMPONENT Documentation)
 ENDIF()


--- mariadb-connector-odbc-3.1.9-ga-src/cmake/install.cmake.old	2020-07-07 13:46:49.653408500 +0200
+++ mariadb-connector-odbc-3.1.9-ga-src/cmake/install.cmake	2020-07-07 13:50:40.297873326 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 # INSTALL_BINDIR    location of binaries (mariadb_config)
 # INSTALL_LIBDIR    location of libraries
 # INSTALL_PLUGINDIR location of plugins
+# INSTALL_DOCDIR    location of docs
+# INSTALL_LICENSEDIR location of license

 IF(NOT INSTALL_LAYOUT)
   SET(INSTALL_LAYOUT "DEFAULT")
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
 SET(INSTALL_PCDIR_DEFAULT "lib/pkgconfig")
 SET(INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR_DEFAULT "include/mariadb")
 SET(INSTALL_DOCDIR_DEFAULT "docs")
+SET(INSTALL_LICENSEDIR_DEFAULT ${INSTALL_DOCDIR})
 IF(NOT IS_SUBPROJECT)
   SET(INSTALL_PLUGINDIR_DEFAULT "lib/mariadb/plugin")
 ELSE()
@@ -117,6 +120,14 @@
   SET(INSTALL_PLUGINDIR_${INSTALL_LAYOUT} ${INSTALL_PLUGINDIR})
 ENDIF()

+IF(INSTALL_DOCDIR)
+  SET(INSTALL_DOCDIR_${INSTALL_LAYOUT} ${INSTALL_DOCDIR})
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(INSTALL_LICENSEDIR)
+  SET(INSTALL_LICENSEDIR_${INSTALL_LAYOUT} ${INSTALL_LICENSEDIR})
+ENDIF()
+
 # Extra INSTALL_PLUGINDIR_CLIENT that overrides any INSTALL_PLUGINDIR override
 IF(INSTALL_PLUGINDIR_CLIENT)
   SET(INSTALL_PLUGINDIR_${INSTALL_LAYOUT} ${INSTALL_PLUGINDIR_CLIENT})
@@ -140,7 +151,7 @@
   SET(INSTALL_SUFFIXDIR_${INSTALL_LAYOUT} ${INSTALL_SUFFIXDIR})
 ENDIF()

-FOREACH(dir "BIN" "LIB" "PC" "INCLUDE" "DOC"  "PLUGIN")
+FOREACH(dir "BIN" "LIB" "PC" "INCLUDE" "DOC" "LICENSE" "PLUGIN")
   SET(INSTALL_${dir}DIR ${INSTALL_${dir}DIR_${INSTALL_LAYOUT}})
   MARK_AS_ADVANCED(INSTALL_${dir}DIR)
   #MESSAGE1(INSTALL_${dir}DIR "MariaDB Connector ODBC: INSTALL_${dir}DIR=${INSTALL_${dir}DIR}")