Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-09 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 10:45:15AM +0900, Miles Bader wrote: James Michael Greenhalgh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (cd build $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/gcc4arm/usr) Dunno about 'prefix=' ... I've always used 'DESTDIR='? Specifying prefix on the make command line should work

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-09 Thread Miles Bader
Oliver Kurth [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Specifying prefix on the make command line should work and not try to install to /usr (though he appears to be using it incorrectly so probably won't get what he wants). Using prefix is dangerous, because it may be compiled into the code or scripts.

autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread David Meggy
Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before or not, but I couldn't find anything using google. I'm trying to build a gcc 3.3.1 cross compiler package for woody, so I use the following line in debian/rules (cd build ../configure --target=arm-linux --enable-target-optspace

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread James Michael Greenhalgh
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On September 08, 2003 20:28, David Meggy wrote: from debian/rules install line (cd build $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/gcc4arm/usr) Hi David, Dunno about 'prefix=' ... I've always used 'DESTDIR='? - -James - -- James Michael

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread David Meggy
Actually after saying that, I had an epiphany. Why don't I just look at the gcc debian package source. Everyone can ignore that last message David -- David Meggy Engineering Technical Solutions Inc. Unit #1 7157 Honeyman St Delta BC Canada, V4G 1E2

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread Miles Bader
James Michael Greenhalgh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (cd build $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/gcc4arm/usr) Dunno about 'prefix=' ... I've always used 'DESTDIR='? Specifying prefix on the make command line should work and not try to install to /usr (though he appears to be using it

[OFF TOPIC] Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Mon, 9 Sep 2003, Miles Bader wrote: -- Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Ghandi AAARGH it's Gandhi not Ghandi. Gan*dh*i! Sorry it's the third or fourth time I've seen that today. -- Jaldhar (not Jhaldar) H. Vyas [EMAIL