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Re: Why relink the library during make install?
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Albert Chin |
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Re: Why relink the library during make install? |
Date: |
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 18:16:05 -0500 |
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On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 08:23:47PM +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> Bruno Haible <address@hidden> writes:
> > Paul Lew writes:
> > > I have a problem build and install gettext-1.11.3. In our environment
> > > the build prefix specified with the configure phase is different than
> > > the prefix specified in the make install.
> >
> > This is not supported. Too many things can go wrong if this is
> > attempted.
>
> The GNU Coding Standard is quite specific that no re-compilation should
> be done when supplying `prefix' to `make install'.
>
> (standards) Directory Variables:
> ...
> Running `make install' with a different value of `prefix' from the
> one used to build the program should _not_ recompile the program.
>
> ...
>
> If gettext doesn't follow this, then it should be fixed at once.
> There are several reasons to use prefix (I favour the usage of DESTDIR
> though) in conjunction with `make install'.
Libtool is the one doing the relinking. And, I believe it is correct
in doing so.
--
albert chin (address@hidden)
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, (continued)
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, Thomas Bushnell, BSG, 2002/07/24
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, Miles Bader, 2002/07/25
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, Albert Chin, 2002/07/25
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?,
Albert Chin <=
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, Miles Bader, 2002/07/25
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, Albert Chin, 2002/07/26
- Re: Why relink the library during make install?, Russ Allbery, 2002/07/26