Re: LYNX-DEV what is the difference between "--with-cfg-file" and "--libdir"

[T.E.Dickey]

> I was surprised that with the option "--with-cfg-file=$HOME/.usr/lib",
> the autoconf script made a new directory "lib" and put "lynx.cfg" there.
> Could you explain the difference between setting "--libdir" and the
> "--with-cfg-file" option.  Why do we need both?
> 
>       ./configure --exec-prefix=$HOME --bindir=$HOME/.lynx \
>               --mandir=$HOME/.man \
>               --with-cfg-file=$HOME/.usr/lib \
>       [...]
>       % make install
>       ./mkdirs.sh /home/nelsonhe/lib
>       mkdir /home/nelsonhe/lib
>       [...]
>       /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 lynx.cfg /home/nelsonhe/lib/lynx.cfg
that still looks like (my) bug.  I'd have expected it to mkdir $HOME/.usr/lib
(will check this morning).

You need both options because the original request was for the ability to
put lynx.cfg in an unrelated directory (i.e., /etc).  Making it work is
tedious (for lack of a better term) since the actual values for --libdir
(and --prefix and --exec-prefix) have to be derived, since their evaluation
is postponed until the end of the configure script (so that's why I have
to do more work...).
 
> __Henry

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