On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 06:12:32PM -0700, Eitan Adler wrote: > On 13 June 2018 at 05:21, Eitan Adler <li...@eitanadler.com> wrote: > > Steps to reproduce: > > > > rm -rf /srv/www/devbox/ > > mkdir /srv/www/devbox/ > > env DESTDIR=/srv/www/devbox/docs/docs make -s all install > > > > Expected behavior: no files are written to outside of > > /srv/www/devbox/docs/docs > > Actual behavior: /srv/www/devbox/articles and /srv/www/devbox/books exist > > > > Why is this? Is there some way to avoid this? > > anyone? This is particularly annoying when testing subsets of > documentation. Is there any variable to set that will work similarly > to MAKEOBJIRPREFIX from src? > I'd like to run "make install" from a doc directory and have it > install to the "expected" place so that browsing documentation from > the webserver still works.
You should try DOCDIR instead of DESTDIR.
It will create all the structure, see this:
$ rm -rf /tmp/devbox
$ mkdir /tmp/devbox
$ env DESTDIR=/tmp/devbox/doc/doc make ENGLISH_ONLY=yes WEB_ONLY=yes all install
$ tree -d /tmp/devbox
/tmp/devbox
├── articles
│ ├── building-products
│ ├── gjournal-desktop
│ ├── releng
│ ├── vinum
│ └── vm-design
├── books
│ ├── design-44bsd
│ ├── dev-model
│ ├── developers-handbook
│ │ └── sockets
│ └── handbook
│ ├── advanced-networking
│ ├── basics
│ ├── bsdinstall
│ ├── geom
│ ├── mail
│ ├── security
│ └── virtualization
└── doc
└── doc
└── imagelib
└── callouts
23 directories
$ rm -rf /tmp/devbox
$ mkdir /tmp/devbox
$ env DOCDIR=/tmp/devbox/doc/doc make ENGLISH_ONLY=yes WEB_ONLY=yes all install
$ tree -d /tmp/devbox
/tmp/devbox
└── doc
└── doc
├── en -> en_US.ISO8859-1
├── en_US.ISO8859-1
│ ├── articles
│ │ ├── bsdl-gpl
│ │ ├── building-products
│ │ ├── committers-guide
│ │ │ └── imagelib
│ │ │ └── callouts
│ │ ├── contributing
│ │ ├── contributors
│ │ ├── cups
│ │ ├── explaining-bsd
│ │ ├── filtering-bridges
│ │ ├── fonts
│ │ ├── freebsd-questions
│ │ ├── freebsd-releng
│ │ ├── freebsd-update-server
│ │ │ └── imagelib
│ │ │ └── callouts
│ │ ├── geom-class
│ │ ├── gjournal-desktop
│ │ ├── hubs
│ │ ├── ipsec-must
│ │ ├── ldap-auth
│ │ ├── leap-seconds
│ │ ├── linux-emulation
│ │ ├── linux-users
│ │ ├── mailing-list-faq
│ │ ├── nanobsd
│ │ │ └── imagelib
│ │ │ └── callouts
│ │ ├── new-users
│ │ ├── pam
│ │ ├── pgpkeys
│ │ ├── port-mentor-guidelines
│ │ ├── pr-guidelines
│ │ ├── problem-reports
│ │ ├── rc-scripting
│ │ │ └── imagelib
│ │ │ └── callouts
│ │ ├── releng
│ │ ├── remote-install
│ │ │ └── imagelib
│ │ │ └── callouts
│ │ ├── serial-uart
│ │ ├── solid-state
│ │ ├── vinum
│ │ └── vm-design
│ └── books
│ ├── arch-handbook
│ │ └── imagelib
│ │ └── callouts
│ ├── design-44bsd
│ ├── dev-model
│ ├── developers-handbook
│ │ └── sockets
│ ├── faq
│ ├── fdp-primer
│ │ └── imagelib
│ │ └── callouts
│ ├── handbook
│ │ ├── advanced-networking
│ │ ├── basics
│ │ ├── bsdinstall
│ │ ├── geom
│ │ ├── imagelib
│ │ │ └── callouts
│ │ ├── mail
│ │ ├── security
│ │ └── virtualization
│ ├── pmake
│ └── porters-handbook
│ └── imagelib
│ └── callouts
├── faq -> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq
└── handbook -> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook
78 directories
Regards
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Danilo G. Baio (dbaio)
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