On Sun, Aug 09, 2020 at 04:49:05PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs via blfs-dev wrote:
> On 8/9/20 4:20 PM, Ken Moffat via blfs-dev wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 09, 2020 at 11:04:09AM -0500, Marty Jack via blfs-dev wrote:
> > > 
> > > The INSTALL file for git recommends the following incantation to derive 
> > > the path (at line 100).
> > > This doesn't need updating when the Perl version changes.
> > > 
> > > perllibdir=/usr/$(/usr/bin/perl -MConfig -wle 'print substr 
> > > $Config{installsitelib}, 1 + length $$Config{siteprefixexp}')
> > > 
> > > I tested it with make perllibdir=that and make perllibdir=that install 
> > > and it worked.
> > > 
> > > If you should decide to move forward with taking git out of /usr/share.
> > 
> > Nice idea, although it will make a horrendously long line in the
> > book.  But I think there is a typo somewhere.
> > 
> > I tried it in one of my experimental systems in chroot (where
> > modules are in /usr/lib) and got an error:
> > 
> > root in chroot ~# perllibdir=/usr/$(/usr/bin/perl -MConfig -wle 'print 
> > substr $Config{installsitelib}, 1 + length $$Config{siteprefixexp}')
> > Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at -e line 1.
> > root in chroot ~#
> 
> That line is not needed.  See the ticket.  It can be done with only one
> simple variable on the 'make install' line.
> 
>   -- Bruce
Yes, I saw that but I'm not sure if Marty will have seen it.  And it
still requires a hardcoded version.

ĸen
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