On 2008-Oct-31 11:23:53 -0700, Steve Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I believe someone has told me on this list that the proper way to >compile a linux program is to run configure >--includedir=/usr/local/include --libdir=/usr/local/lib. Is that >correct?
Yes. The FreeBSD toolchain does not automatically include /usr/local/... though the Linux one does. > I've got a bunch of linux weenies trying to tell me their >code isn't broken because I'm supposed to have headers where theirs >are. A very blinkered PoV... There are a whole pile of reasons why you might use/want a different layout. > They state that includedir is used by *their* project to locate >it's *own* headers, so they never bothered to wire it up in >Makefile.in....it gets ignored entirely. Then their project is broken. These options are intended for use by someone who is building the project. They are not for use by the project itself. -- Peter Jeremy Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour.
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