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Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts
From: |
Barry Fitzgerald |
Subject: |
Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:36:25 +0000 (UTC) |
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Rhys Weatherley wrote:
> > On the other hand, $prefix could be undefined, in which case the target
> > would be /lib
>
> The $prefix Paolo is referring to here is the one selected
> by "configure" and used to install everything in. Normally
> it is "/usr/local", but the programmer can override this at
> configure time.
>
I'm aware of that. :)
> It will never be undefined at runtime. It's just easier to
> say "$prefix/something" than "/usr/local/something, where
> /usr/local may be different".
>
Sure it can be...
# ./configure --prefix=
leaves the 'prefix = ' line in the Makefile. I'm not sure if, strictly,
to Make this is an undefined variable, but it is technically undefined.
When you consider that most Makefiles base $bindir, $sbindir.. etc...
variables as $profile/bin, $profile/sbin, etc... $profile becomes a
powerful way to control the location of the entire package. It has the
added bonus, IMO, of being easier to write. :)
However, it should be said that I'd never type the above line since it
doesn't really make sense. The real 'literal' way of doing this is to
type:
# ./configure --prefix=/
which then places files in, say, //bin -- which translates down to /bin
Both lines are, effectively, the same as far as the result goes on modern
GNU/Linux systems. They may, however, produce different results on other
versions of Make. :)
-Barry
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, (continued)
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- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Jonathan P Springer, 2002/03/24
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Philipp Haller, 2002/03/24
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Jonathan P Springer, 2002/03/24
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Gopal.V, 2002/03/24
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Gopal.V, 2002/03/24
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, David Sugar, 2002/03/24
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Paolo Molaro, 2002/03/20
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/03/20
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Rhys Weatherley, 2002/03/20
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts,
Barry Fitzgerald <=
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Rhys Weatherley, 2002/03/20
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Rhys Weatherley, 2002/03/20
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/03/20
- Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Rhys Weatherley, 2002/03/20
- Re: [Vrs-development] Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Tim TerlegÄrd, 2002/03/20
- Re: [Vrs-development] Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Bill Lance, 2002/03/20
- Re: [Vrs-development] Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Norbert Bollow, 2002/03/20
- Re: [Vrs-development] Re: [DotGNU]pnetlib and the VRS, SEE and other server concepts, Bill Lance, 2002/03/20
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