Do a ./configure --help, examine the Makefile, etc. to find out what variable it's using to determine the install path of the init script.
On another note, I've seen about half a dozen mails from you today on pretty simple subjects. I suggest a more thorough reading of the new maintainer's guide and other documents, as it's clear that you're still in the dark about some things. On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 11:20:06PM +0430, Pratik Sinha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake forth: > while packaging cups by defualt my the etc/init.d directory is getting > installed in /usr, what changes should i make to my rules file to avoid > this... > > my rules file: > > #!/usr/bin/make -f > # Sample debian/rules that uses debhelper. > # GNU copyright 1997 to 1999 by Joey Hess.-- > > # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode. > #export DH_VERBOSE=1 > > # This is the debhelper compatability version to use. > export DH_COMPAT=1 > > configure: configure-stamp > configure-stamp: > dh_testdir > # Add here commands to configure the package. > ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man \ > --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info \ > --sbindir=\$${prefix}/sbin \ > --bindir=\$${prefix}/bin \ > --localstatedir=/var \ > --sysconfdir=/etc > > touch configure-stamp > > build: configure-stamp build-stamp > build-stamp: > dh_testdir > > # Add here commands to compile the package. > $(MAKE) > #/usr/bin/docbook-to-man debian/cups.sgml > cups.1 > > touch build-stamp > > clean: > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp > > # Add here commands to clean up after the build process. > -$(MAKE) distclean > > dh_clean > > install: build > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > dh_clean -k > dh_installdirs > > # Add here commands to install the package into debian/tmp. > $(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/usr \ > localstatedir=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/var \ > sysconfdir=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/etc > > > # Build architecture-independent files here. > binary-indep: build install > # We have nothing to do by default. > > # Build architecture-dependent files here. > binary-arch: build install > # dh_testversion > dh_testdir > dh_testroot > # dh_installdebconf > dh_installdocs > dh_installexamples > dh_installmenu > # dh_installemacsen > # dh_installpam > dh_installinit > dh_installcron > dh_installmanpages > dh_installinfo > # dh_undocumented > dh_installchangelogs CHANGES.txt > dh_link > dh_strip > dh_compress > dh_fixperms > # You may want to make some executables suid here. > dh_suidregister > # dh_makeshlibs > dh_installdeb > # dh_perl > dh_shlibdeps > dh_gencontrol > dh_md5sums > dh_builddeb > > binary: binary-indep binary-arch > .PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install > > cheers > pratik > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mike Markley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG: 0x3B047084 7FC7 0DC0 EF31 DF83 7313 FE2B 77A8 F36A 3B04 7084 Actual war is a very messy business. Very, very messy business. - Kirk, "A Taste of Armageddon", stardate 3193.0