> I don't think that's a problem, as you're supposed to use DESTDIR when > installing to a different (temporary) location. Still it might be nice > to make the patch configurable.
Thanks - good point/correction - I always thought that DESTDIR was a general tool that could also be used in permanent installs, not just temporary ones, but I checked and you are right - the GNU Coding Standards specify that "Prepending the variable DESTDIR to each target in this way provides for staged installs, where the installed files are not placed directly into their expected location but are instead copied into a temporary location (DESTDIR). However, installed files maintain their relative directory structure and any embedded file names will not be modified. You should not set the value of DESTDIR in your Makefile at all; then the files are installed into their expected locations by default. Also, specifying DESTDIR should not change the operation of the software in any way, so its value should not be included in any file contents." It may be worth checking gnustep-make and making sure that this is enforced - hmmm. Anyway, your objection looks correct, I guess point 2. in my email shouldn't be such a problem then :-) Thanks _______________________________________________ Gnustep-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnustep-dev
