Re: Why does ./configure not set prefix and exec_prefix?

[Pavel Roskin]

Hello, Russ!

> DESTDIR is completely unusable for this situation because DESTDIR requires
> a complete replication of your final file system structure under the
> DESTDIR root, which isn't how this normally works.  DESTDIR is more
> intended for doing things like installing packages into a separate file
> system that will eventually be mounted as /.

I think you are wrong here. DESTDIR is often used in RedHat scripts, and I
see no reason why it shouldn't work with AFS. Any real example will be
appreciated.

Regards,
Pavel Roskin