Please see the postfix-install(1) script,
The fact that I need to peek into a script first in order to understand
the underlying mechanisms lets me believe that the documentation is
confusing enough to let anyone believe that install_root behaves like
a PREFIX in autoconf-generated Makefiles.
On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 11:22:22 +1100, Winston Smith wrote:
[ rant snipped ]
Suggestion: Leave the scripts as they are, just state in the
documentation that main.cf will not pick up install_root as prefix,
rendering it useless.
Where in the documentation does it say that install_root is in
On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:22:22AM +1100, Winston Smith wrote:
The fact that I need to peek into a script first in order to understand
the underlying mechanisms lets me believe that the documentation is
confusing enough to let anyone believe that install_root behaves like
a PREFIX in
Suggestion: Leave the scripts as they are, just state in the
documentation that main.cf will not pick up install_root as prefix,
rendering it useless.
Where in the documentation does it say that install_root is in any way
recorded in main.cf?
It is reasonable to expect this. Otherwise,
On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 01:46:11 +1100, Winston Smith wrote:
Trying to install postfix in a non-standard location (specifically /usr/local/
instead of /), I ran into two quirks, the second one more severe than the
first one:
Firstly, the naming of the config variable names the user is asked
Winston Smith:
Hi all,
Trying to install postfix in a non-standard location (specifically /usr/local/
instead of /), I ran into two quirks, the second one more severe than the
first one:
Please see the INSTALL document (or INSTALL.html)
Wietse