On Thu, Feb 18, 1999 at 09:37:10PM +0000, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> The prefix can be specified when running configure; that sets the
> definition in the Makefile. But when `make install' is done the
> prefix can be over-ridden `make prefix=/tmp install'. This means software
> gets built expecting to be in the default /usr/local but can actually be
> installed somewhere else.
>
> If nmh supports this (I don't have the source to hand) then doesn't that
> accomplish what you require?
Not really, because what if I chose dirs during config which are not under
prefix? Say, I have the binaries in $(prefix)/bin, but config files in
/etc/nmh. Now, I would like to install all the compiled stuff under
/tmp/nmh-root, say?
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Mate Wierdl | Dept. of Math. Sciences | University of Memphis
