Re: 'configure' script option to specify .pc (pkgconfig) files are written to '/opt/ncurses/share/pkgconfig'

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 03:17:58PM +0000, SAIFI wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> towards the end of 'make install' of ncurses the following line(s) are seen.
> 
>  finished install.data
>  /usr/bin/install -c ncurses-config /opt/ncurses/bin/ncurses6-config
>  installing ncurses.pc
>  /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> '/usr/share/pkgconfig/ncurses.pc': Permission denied
>  installing tinfo.pc
>  /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> '/usr/share/pkgconfig/tinfo.pc': Permission denied
>  installing tic.pc
>  /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/share/pkgconfig/tic.pc': 
> Permission denied
>  installing panel.pc
>  /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file 
> '/usr/share/pkgconfig/panel.pc': Permission denied
>  installing menu.pc
>  /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/share/pkgconfig/menu.pc': 
> Permission denied
>  installing form.pc
>  /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/share/pkgconfig/form.pc': 
> Permission denied
> 
> What option do i specify to 'configure' script to so that all .pc (pkgconfig) 
> files are written to '/opt/ncurses/share/pkgconfig' ?

see INSTALL:

    --with-pkg-config-libdir=[DIR]
        If pkg-config was found, override the automatic check for its library
        path.

e.g.,

        --with-pkg-config-libdir=/opt/ncurses/share/pkgconfig

(the install script assumes that the directory exists, and that you have
permissions to write in it)

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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