Ed Avis wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Norton Allen wrote: > > >>>some CGI scripts that need to go into a cgi-bin directory. > > >>The cgi-bin directory will be in wildly different places from one > >>system to the next, so there's nothing you can do. > > > As for the cgi-bin directory being in different places, this > > would certainly require that the target directory location > > be specified. > > Ah right, like 'perl Makefile.PL CGI_DIR=...'?
Exactly. > If you want to copy 'a file' to 'somewhere' then I'm afraid there is > no easy way to do this with MakeMaker. I investigated that when I > wanted to install some data files to /usr/share/ as part of an > application. In the end I had to hack the generated Makefile text by > hand, adding new targets and stuff; it wasn't pretty but it works. > > > When you say "Just print a warning message," is there a standard > > way to do this as part of (or upon completion of) 'make install'? > > Hmm, not AFAIK. Again I think you will have to alter the generated > Makefile textually, unless someone on this list can point out an > official way. I was afraid of that, but I figured it was wise to ask before digging that deep. -Norton
