On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:44:05PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Craig Taylor <c@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Exactly as you describe here, different paths but same goal. > > All binaries follow the DESTDIR path except the perl modules. > > > > To register this as a bug do I need to do more than send this email? > > Do you use NO_PERL_MAKEMAKER in your build? > > If not, we need to summon an expert on ExtUtils::MakeMaker to look into > this issue, but if you do, perhaps you can try this patch and report how > well it works for you. > > --- > perl/Makefile | 8 ++++---- > 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/perl/Makefile b/perl/Makefile > index e3dd1a5..4ab21d6 100644 > --- a/perl/Makefile > +++ b/perl/Makefile > @@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ $(makfile): ../GIT-CFLAGS Makefile > '$(PERL_PATH_SQ)' -MError -e 'exit($$Error::VERSION < 0.15009)' || \ > echo ' cp private-Error.pm blib/lib/Error.pm' >> $@ > echo install: >> $@ > - echo ' mkdir -p "$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@ > - echo ' $(RM) "$(instdir_SQ)/Git.pm"; cp Git.pm "$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@ > - echo ' $(RM) "$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@ > + echo ' mkdir -p "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@ > + echo ' $(RM) "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)/Git.pm"; cp Git.pm "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@ > + echo ' $(RM) "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@ > '$(PERL_PATH_SQ)' -MError -e 'exit($$Error::VERSION < 0.15009)' || \ > - echo ' cp private-Error.pm "$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@ > + echo ' cp private-Error.pm "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@ > echo instlibdir: >> $@ > echo ' echo $(instdir_SQ)' >> $@ > else I have 2 perl environments available to me on the system (at home now so can't dig further). Both can pretty stripped which can make thing "challenging" it's possible ExtUtils::MakeMaker doesn't even exist. Please everyone who is looking at this thread let it sleep for 24h and I shall test further/revive it tomorrow. Many thanks CraigT -- c^ [c%5e] Learn first whatever hardship you may have to endure is but temporary -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html