On Montag, 13. August 2007, Joachim Wilke wrote: > 2007/8/13, Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > install-i18n.diff > > I already posted this to the list yesterday. > > > makefile-destdir.diff: > > It add variable DESTDIR to makefile to install under $(DESTDIR) instead > > of / It also adds variable CONFDIR (by default identical to $(VIDEODIR)) > > to be able to set it to different value. > > Where gets DESTDIR actually set? > When you do make install DESTDIR=/directory/I/want/vdr/installed/to else DESTDIR remains unset and "make install" behaves as always. The ebuilds do this for example to satisfy some security by using a sandbox for compiling and installing programs. make install then uses some temporary image directory. After that the content gets merged to the live system. (Also preserving configuration files in that process, ...) Matthias -- Matthias Schwarzott (zzam) _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
