> +include /etc/dpkg-dev/dirs.$(DEBIAN_GNU_HOST_TYPE) > > - ./configure > + ./configure --sbindir=$(sbindir) --bindir=$(bindir) --etcdir=$(etcdir)
The proposal makes perfect sense, I just have one concern: I see that dpkg-buildpackage takes an architecture flag, but I don't think there's a way to specify a "system type" (i386-hurd, for example). If I want to put stuff in /usr/local, should I do i386-linuxlocal, and how? I think it would be nice to: dpkg-buildpackage --system-type i386-linuxlocal (or something). And, if that's the case, probably the system type should be part of the deb (the Architecture field)? -itai PS. I'm not very familiar with the build process, so maybe this makes no sense. Also, is it possible to compile hurd packages on linux build machines?
