On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>I want to build a package with PREFIX=whatever but then when >>copying in the files, put them in a temporary directory so I can >>create a binary package. Any suggestions? > >Using my time machine, I went into the past and added DESTDIR and >fixed the "make install PREFIX=foo" problem in the snapshot about a >week ago.
Oh yeah, sorry - I remember seeing those messages on the mailing list but I didn't at the time bother to understand them. It doesn't help with getting a Makefile.PL that works on machines with current MakeMakers installed (I want to support as far back as perl 5.005). So I guess the question I should have asked is not 'what is the best way to do this?' but rather 'what workaround can I use to get the desired effect with current MakeMaker versions?'. Axel Thimm's suggestion of running the Makefile.PL twice (once before building and once before installing) sounds like the best way. -- Ed Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
