Use the --prefix=/usr option to ./configure Then when running 'make install' do this instead: 'make install prefix=/path/to/temporary/directory'
On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 06:39:22PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > Hello, > > I'm modifiing a Makefile.in to got rid of the "/usr/local" but i have some > doubts. > > --------------------Makefile.in > SHELL = @SHELL@ > > srcdir = @srcdir@ > top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@ > VPATH = @srcdir@ > prefix = @prefix@ > exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@ > > bindir = @bindir@ > sbindir = @sbindir@ > libexecdir = @libexecdir@ > datadir = @datadir@ > sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@ > sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@ > localstatedir = @localstatedir@ > libdir = @libdir@ > infodir = @infodir@ > mandir = @mandir@ > includedir = @includedir@ > oldincludedir = /usr/include > > ------------------Makefile (after running ./configure) > SHELL = /bin/sh > > srcdir = . > top_srcdir = . > prefix = /usr/local > exec_prefix = ${prefix} > > bindir = ${exec_prefix}/bin > sbindir = ${exec_prefix}/sbin > libexecdir = ${exec_prefix}/libexec > datadir = ${prefix}/share > sysconfdir = ${prefix}/etc > sharedstatedir = ${prefix}/com > localstatedir = ${prefix}/var > libdir = ${exec_prefix}/lib > infodir = ${prefix}/info > mandir = ${prefix}/man > includedir = ${prefix}/include > oldincludedir = /usr/include > -------------------------- > > Looking at the Makefile* (relevant parts below), I believe that changing the > prefix line > to "prefix = /usr" will solve the problem for some files but others won't > have a place to go, > for example, the "/usr/etc" dir does not exist. > > What should i do? > > thanks, > > > -- > Robert Millan Debian GNU (Hurd) user > zeratul2 wanadoo es http://getyouriso.org/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;; Matthew Danish email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;; ;; OpenPGP public key available from: 'finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]' ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;