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Re: How hardcode different default prefix? Hack Makefile.in bestway? use
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Steve M. Robbins |
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Re: How hardcode different default prefix? Hack Makefile.in bestway? use autoconf macro? |
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:46:48 -0400 |
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On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 04:11:24PM -0500, Raja R Harinath wrote:
> Hi,
>
> <address@hidden> writes:
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> > Is hacking definition of $(prefix) in Makefile.in the
> > best way to change default prefix from something other
> > than /usr/local???
> >
> > Is there some macro to add to configure.in that would
> > do the same? That seems like the ideal.
>
> Try searching for 'default prefix' in the autoconf documentation.
> The answer's in there.
However: if you plan to release the code for general consumption,
think twice before using it. There are few things that irritate this
software installer more than having "./configure; make install" put
stuff somewhere OTHER than /usr/local.
-S