[Discuss-gnuradio] Re: GNU Stow and make install (DESTDIR)

[Patrick Strasser]

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schrieb Alexandru Csete on 2011-01-06 21:09:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
> I manage multiple versions of GNU Radio manually by simply installing
> each under its own prefix and having a symbolic link "current" point
> to whichever version I want to use. It is really easy:
> 
> 1. Update local repository using "git pull"
> 2. Get unique version for the snapshot "git describe --abbrev=8"
>     This gives something like v3.3.1git-817-g66768f6e

That was the part I missed until now. Thanks!

> 3. Build and install GNU Radio using
> --prefix=/opt/gnuradio/v3.3.1git-817-g66768f6e
> 4. In /opt/gnuradio create a symlink pointing to the new version "ln
> -s v3.3.1git-817-g66768f6e current"
> 
> I have my environment set up to include the stuff in /opt/gnuradio/current:
> 
> export PATH=$PATH:/opt/gnuradio/current/bin
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/gnuradio/current/lib
> export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/opt/gnuradio/current/lib/pkgconfig
> export 
> PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/opt/gnuradio/current/lib/python2.6/site-packages

I could not get all the paths right, and I like things in /opt less than
in /usr/local as you have to care yourself to get it known to the rest
of the system.

But in the end its a matter of taste.

Regards

Patrick

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