https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6131
Summary: Makefile.PL is doing evil things to detect DESTDIR
Product: Spamassassin
Version: 3.2.5
Platform: All
URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46807
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: major
Priority: P5
Component: Building & Packaging
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
A ticket was reported to MakeMaker about spamassassin built with rpm trying to
install straight into /usr rather than /tmp. The saga is recorded here:
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46807
Long story short: the Makefile.PL thinks MakeMaker doesn't support DESTDIR
because its looking at undocumented global MakeMaker variables which
**SURPRISE!** changed. Please don't do that. It means I have to spend an hour
tracking down your bugs. If you find yourself having to do some awful hack to
MakeMaker at least send us a heads up at [email protected].
I would recommend just requiring a newer version of MakeMaker and tearing out
all the hackery to support old bugs and missing features. Its been over six
years since DESTDIR support was introduced. Even a stock 5.8.1 supports it.
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