>>>>> "Earnie" == Earnie Boyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Earnie> While I'm at it I would like to suggest a change in the prefix
Earnie> default. I always use --prefix=/opt/package-0.0 where
Earnie> package-0.0 is replaced with the actual name of the package
Earnie> complete with version number. I can then link/copy the distro
Earnie> to the appropriate locations. That way, if I ever need the
Earnie> older version I have it, and I've not destroyed my working
Earnie> system with something that doesn't quite work. So, I would
Earnie> like to suggest that instead of --prefix=/usr/local as the
Earnie> default that --prefix=/opt/package-major.minor.patch be the
Earnie> default.
Changes like this are basically impossible.
Instead, write a script to configure how you want.
Or use GNU Stow, which is probably what you really want.
Tom
