Doh! prefix not perl_root.
Thanks Craig and Peter...
John Peacock
"Craig A. Berry" wrote:
>
> At 04:34 PM 4/2/2001 -0400, John Peacock wrote:
> >I would like to build Perl 5.6.1 with the defaults, except that I would
> >like to override PERL_ROOT. I tried the obviously wrong invocation:
> >
> > @Configure "-d" "-DPERL_ROOT=DRA0:[PERL5]"
>
> I think it would be
>
> @Configure "-d" "-Dprefix=dra0:[perl5]"
>
> though I confess I've never tried it. I just build and test, then edit
> perl_setup.com so that its definition of PERL_ROOT points where I want it,
> then finally install.
>
> >which is the PERL_ROOT I am currently using. This still wants to
> >install in the current directory. I looked through CONFIGURE.COM, but
> >I am not a DCL person. I cannot see where it should be getting this
> >information from; should I just edit CONFIG.SH once I have generated it?
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >John Peacock
> >
> >p.s. Yes, I know I could just step through the install and hit returns
> >appropriately, but it seems silly that I cannot use the override
