On Sat, Jan 04, 2014 at 10:12:57AM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Ken Moffat wrote: > > I don't know what I_R is, but my approach is similar to Ken's, I only > use DESTDIR when checking things for the book.
I got fed up with typing INSTALL_ROOT in full, and wrongly assumed I_R would be understood ;-) > I almost always script > packages and do note issues. In some cases I find I need to create some > directories, e.g. $DESTDIR/lib, when the instructions call for moving > files around. Generally, the reason that packages need to be installed > in DESTDIR as root is because the Makefile wants to chown files during > install. > > -- Bruce > Yes, chown and chgrp are the commands which come to mind. At least one package, probably exim, complains if you try to install as non-root. Oh, and if anyone ever wants to do similar with glibc, ISTR the variable it uses is INSTALLROOT without an underscore. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, dieses Mal als Farce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
