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Re: keeping $exec-prefix et al unexpanded

From: Earnie Boyd
Subject: Re: keeping $exec-prefix et al unexpanded
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 07:22:49 -0500
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IIRC, ``make install prefix=/tmp/foo'' is a GNU standard mandate where prefix for the install does not modify the prefix for the build. 

Earnie.

Harlan Stenn wrote:

Why don't you use DESTDIR instead?

IE:

 > ./configure --prefix=/usr
 > make
 > make DESTDIR=/tmp install
 > cd /tmp
 > tar cfz binary-tarball.tgz usr

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