Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-09 Thread Miles Bader
Oliver Kurth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Specifying prefix on the make command line should work and not try to > > install to /usr (though he appears to be using it incorrectly so > > probably won't get what he wants). > > Using prefix is dangerous, because it may be compiled into the code or

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-09 Thread Oliver Kurth
On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 10:45:15AM +0900, Miles Bader wrote: > James Michael Greenhalgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > (cd build && $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/gcc4arm/usr) > > > > Dunno about 'prefix=' ... I've always used 'DESTDIR='? > > Specifying prefix on the make command line

[OFF TOPIC] Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Mon, 9 Sep 2003, Miles Bader wrote: > -- > "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that > you do it." Mahatma Ghandi AAARGH it's Gandhi not Ghandi. Gan*dh*i! Sorry it's the third or fourth time I've seen that today. -- Jaldhar (not Jhaldar) H. Vyas <[EMAIL PR

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread Miles Bader
James Michael Greenhalgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > (cd build && $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/gcc4arm/usr) > > Dunno about 'prefix=' ... I've always used 'DESTDIR='? Specifying prefix on the make command line should work and not try to install to /usr (though he appears to be usin

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread David Meggy
Actually after saying that, I had an epiphany. Why don't I just look at the gcc debian package source. Everyone can ignore that last message David -- David Meggy Engineering Technical Solutions Inc. Unit #1 7157 Honeyman St Delta BC Canada, V4G 1E2 w

Re: autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread James Michael Greenhalgh
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On September 08, 2003 20:28, David Meggy wrote: > from debian/rules install line > (cd build && $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/gcc4arm/usr) > Hi David, Dunno about 'prefix=' ... I've always used 'DESTDIR='? - -James - -- James Michael Gree

autoconf and setting prefix

2003-09-08 Thread David Meggy
Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before or not, but I couldn't find anything using google. I'm trying to build a gcc 3.3.1 cross compiler package for woody, so I use the following line in debian/rules (cd build && ../configure --target=arm-linux --enable-target-optspace --enable-languages=c