#196: add DESTDIR parameter to Haskell Platform installer Makefile
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Reporter: chrisdornan | Owner: duncan
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: Generic source tarball | Keywords:
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When packagers install they usually don't want to install the prepared
files but to install into a staging area for packaging. This is usually
done by specifying a DESTDIR paramater to 'make install':
make DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} install
It would be nice if the haskell platform installer could do this.
At the moment I am patching the scripts/install.sh to look out for a
DESTDIR file and use the specified directory as the root if it is
specified. The package installation scripts get passed back to the
installer in $(DESTDIR)/load (see attached script). I am not not
necessarily advocating this organization but just use it myself because it
keeps the patch restricted to install.sh. I submit it in case somebody
else would find it useful.
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/ticket/196>
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