On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 10:52:16PM +1200, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: [snip] > That requires to keep the .spec in sync with the Makefile, whereas one > could easily make a Makefile which takes care of it (and call make > install from the .spec). As it's trivial in this case, I'll drop this > topic.
Packagers on Debian also really like having a PREFIX variable, since they do not use a spec file to list files to copy over, they tend to make install into a temp dir and package that. It is common enough that for programs that don't provide a PREFIX varialb,e they will write a patch that adds support for it in (and probably grumble about the mean programmer that didn't already supply support for it). :) It really does aid in many packaging and installation situations. A spec file only helps a few people. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
