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Re: maintaining bash


On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> On Apr 10 13:28, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Hans Horn wrote:
> > > Looks like bash2.x install in /usr/bin while bash3.x installs in
> > > /usr/local/bin.  Is that ok?
> >
> > No, it isn't.  Cygwin programs get installed in /usr/bin.  If the upstream
> > package doesn't go there by default, you'll need to patch the sources in
                                       ^
...and can't be made to go there via standard means...

> > such a way that the files do get installed there.
>
> Urgh!  Bold hint:  ./configure --prefix=/usr

Or you could read the "sources" above to include the build script. :-)
(Yeah, I'm weaseling my way out of it.  Corinna, you are, of course,
correct.)
	Igor
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