DJ Lucas wrote: <snip /> > /usr/share/info/dir is most common, until you get past X, and get into > gconf, desktop file utils, etc. But yes, make install *can* and does > modify existing files. Simply copying from the DESTDIR to the final > destination will result in a broken system (though it's probably not > that difficult to recover if you keep good backups or logs).
Oh I see. I never intended my post to suggest subsequent copying of files that way. Sorry if I badly worded the OP. The way I have used it [DESTDIR] is purely to allow easy inspection of the files the install process creates. If I am happy with what it does, then I simply go back to the package's build directory and run "make install" without the DESTDIR variable... Al -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
