Re: Setting a default path with autoconf
On Thursday 19 Sep 2002 11:00 pm, Roger Leigh wrote:
> The "average user" shouldn't be running configure with a prefix of /
> or /usr, and so the default is what they want. /etc and /usr are
> "owned" by dpkg, so nothing should be installed manually there.
> Running ./configure without arguments will default to /usr/local,
> and hence /usr/local/etc, which is entirely correct.
The "average user" does run with a prefix of /usr. That is why I am in this
situation. I am not saying it is necessarily right, but the majority of users
seem to expect this (i.e. bug reports on the upstream mailing list). If I
can't find a way to make this default then /etc will simply be hardcoded all
over the source.
> Only if you want to write hairy non-portable macros, using m4
> diversions which are internal to autoconf and will break since there
> is no formal interface for the autoconf developers to preserve. No,
> basically.
Oh the flexibility of autoconf, it really is a joy to use isn't it?
> You should create a local "config.site" which tells configure what
> your local defaults/preferences are. autoconf.info documents this.
I'm not sure that that will really be acceptable to upstream.
> HTH,
No, but I appreciate your efforts.
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