On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:06:27 +1100, Nathan Scott wrote:
nscott> On Wed, 2008-03-26 at 10:59 +1100, Max Matveev wrote:
>>
nscott> Most users expect to be able to do what James did - type:
nscott> ./configure --prefix=xxx && make
>>
nscott> That basic function does not work in the PCP build atm,
nscott> and the only sensible way I see to fix it, while keeping
nscott> the automatic ./configure via make, is the above change.
>> But it's the wrong change because it creates extra crap which is not
>> needed except as a crutch to crippled make.
nscott> By "wrong" you mean "suboptimal" or "not ideal"?
I mean it goes against the original intention of a person who added
config.done (and it was makc if you're worndering). Kind of morally wrong,
not legally or technically wrong.
>> think is dangerous) then pick a real file it creates and change
nscott> Why is it dangerous? Is it less dangerous than installing
nscott> to /usr when user requests /usr/local?
It's dangerous because it could mean that a stale configure data can
be picked up in the production build thus making builds less
reproducible.
>> Makefile rules to depend on this file instead of config.done.
nscott> Yeah, thats another option. I guess any of the AC_OUTPUT
nscott> files (or all?) would do.
Yeap.
max
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