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

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas E Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Thomas> On 19 Jul 2000, Akim Demaille wrote:
>> >>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas E Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Thomas> (I'm told that people do reuse the makefiles without rerunning
Thomas> configure)
>> This is my question :) My point is that the number of packages for
>> which this works is vanishingly small.  Most packages I saw are
>> encoding the paths in config.h, hence specifying prefix at make
>> results in a broken installation.

Thomas> I know that people use it, because I get bug reports (which I
Thomas> fix).

OK, good to know.  Thanks.

Thomas> Perhaps you're paying too much attention to
Thomas> unmaintain(ed/able) programs.

Yes, I agree, but that goes with the Autoconf philosophy.