Re: cannot install...to a directory not ending in

[Albert Chin]

On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 04:52:27PM -0500, Albert Chin wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 05:26:07PM -0400, Jeff Blaine wrote:
> > I tried DESTDIR.  It doesn't do what I want.  If I specify
> > 
> >     % ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
> >     % make
> >     % make install DESTDIR=/blah/blah
> > 
> > ...then the install process builds out /blah/blah/usr/local.
> > We can't use that.
> > 
> > Let me explain better what it is I am doing.
> > 
> > The players that are relevant to this particular issue:
> > 
> > 1.  /afs/blah/dest/sun4x_59/local/bison/1875
> > 
> >     The installed destination for a bison build.  We build
> >     everything as follows, and always have:
> > 
> >         ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
> >         make
> >         make install prefix=/afs/blah/dest/sun4x_59/local/bison/1875
> > 
> >     After that build, /afs/blah/dest/sun4x_59/local/bison/1875
> >     looks like:
> > 
> >         % ls
> >         bin/    info/   lib/    man/    share/
> >         %
> > 
> >     Disregard that I am using bison as an example.  It's only
> >     an example.
> 
> Then how about:
>   % ./configure --prefix=/
>   % make
>   % make install DESTDIR=/blah/blah

Sorry, disregard this foolish suggestion.

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albert chin (address@hidden)