On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 05:56:26PM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote: > Package: libtool-bin > Version: 2.4.2-1.11 > Severity: normal > > Hi, > > while trying/evaluation new software, I usually to staged installs, that > is: > ./configure > make > make install prefix=/usr/local/pkgs/SOMEPKGS > graft -i SOMEPKGS > (graft, or stash, or something similar). > > That would nicely, as at the end the files show up in their proper > locations. > > Unfortunately libtool is just not able to handle this, as far as I see, > as I get warnings: > libtool: install: error: cannot install `justenoughlibtexpdf.la' to a > directory not ending in /usr/local/lib/sile > > *yes* ... I know that, but afterwards the lib *will* be in this directory. > > That should not happen, programs should *do* what the users advises them > to do, even if they themselves think that this is incorrect. > > Programs are stupid, and automated checks are prone to fail. > > Please remove this check, or convert it into a warning.
If that check is removed, it will just create a broken file instead. Please see the manual: https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Install-mode.html Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
