Re: Core-utils 7.2; building only 'su'

[Keith Marshall]

On Wednesday 15 April 2009 17:00:53 Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> What is the problem with DESTDIR=C:/foo?

Nothing, if it were just `DESTDIR=C:/foo', but it isn't; the usage 
is `$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)', and in a correctly configured w32 build, 
$(prefix) is already C:/something, so you end up with

  C:/fooC:/something

which is invalid.  DESTDIR is a nasty kludge, completely broken in 
the w32 arena.

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Regards,
Keith.