[PATCH]: mknetrel builds Guile #5: split
Charles Wilson
cwilson@ece.gatech.edu
Mon Jul 8 22:37:00 GMT 2002
Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
> In that case they can run directly from the 'inst' directory or copy it
> around as needed. Creating a 'usr/local' under the inst directory
> doesn't seem too useful too me. Although, IMO, it doesn't make sense to
> test things in locations other than the standard one if you are
> preparing a release. It's easy enough to revert to previous releases
> with setup if there is a problem.
Depends on how long the "pre-release" period is. I've had a number of
packages -- built using method2, prefix=/usr/local -- that I put
together for my personal use ... e.g. db2 before Nicholas took over,
libungif (still awaiting adoption), netpbm (ditto)...
But, because I use them and want to have them installed -- BUT don't
want their presence to be detected when I build the official packages
that I maintain -- I don't want to install them into /usr. That way, I
can exclude /usr/local/bin from my PATH, and /usr/local/lib isn't
searched by default, so no "oops I linked cvs.exe against berkeley db
instead of gdbm by mistake" problems.
Granted, it's an ignore-able corner case...
--Chuck
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