On 2004-05-15(Sat) 09:23:56 -0400, Michael Jennings wrote: > > That doesn't work because "%makeinstall" explicitly sets bindir, > > libdir, etc. rather than using--and effectively mooting any > > application of--DESTDIR. Is there some good reason %makeinstall does > > that instead of just using DESTDIR? > > They both have their uses. Sometimes one works, sometimes the other. > It depends entirely on how the package is...well, packaged. :) The rule of thumb is, use %makeinstall for older autoconf/automake (such as autoconf 2.13 & automake 1.4), and make install DESTDIR= for newer auto*. > Then there are times where neither one works. This is generally a > result of a developer who chooses not to use available tools like > autoconf/automake and instead grows his/her own solution without > realizing the need for a $(DESTDIR) equivalent. Or sometimes people forget to add DESTDIR to install targets. Abel > > Michael > > -- > Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <mej@xxxxxxxxx> > n + 1, Inc., http://www.nplus1.net/ Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "You're just an empty cage, girl, if you kill the bird." > -- Tori Amos, "Crucify" > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list -- Abel Cheung Linux counter #256983 | http://counter.li.org GPG Key: (0xC67186FF) | http://deaddog.org/gpg.asc Key fingerprint: 671C C7AE EFB5 110C D6D1 41EE 4152 E1F1 C671 86FF
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