Re: Installing without root privileges in /usr/local

enclair <[email protected]> Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:31:47 +0100
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Le 8 mars 2012 12:45, Adam Spiers <[email protected]> a =E9crit :

> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:01 AM, enclair <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Le 6 mars 2012 23:49, Adam Spiers <[email protected]> a =E9crit :
> >>
> >> That should work fine, as per
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/html_node/Compile_002dtime-vs-Ins=
tall_002dtime.html#Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime
> >
> > I don't understand this part.
>
> What don't you understand exactly?
>

For instance this sentence: "Some software packages allow you to specify,
at compile-time, separate locations for installation and for run-time".
It is stow which allows to have separate locations for installation and run
time, not the package.

When I do:
./configure --prefix=3D/usr/local/stow/package
make
make install
cd /usr/local/stow && stow package

I have specified the location of the package at compile time, and stows
allows to run this package in a different location (/usr/local/stow/package
VS /usr/local).

Another thing I don't understand is the GNU Emacs example.
The documentation mention the "new" prefix, but never the old prefix. So I
don't know which is the value of the old prefix, and which is the value of
the new prefix.

Finally, I don't understand how is it related to this thread.

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Le 8 mars 2012 12:45, Adam Spiers <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:s=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> a =E9crit :<br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"im">On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:01 AM, enclair &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Le 6 mars 2012 23:49, Adam Spiers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:stow@adamspier=
s.org">[email protected]</a>&gt; a =E9crit :<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; That should work fine, as per<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; =A0<a href=3D"http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/html_node/Co=
mpile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime.html#Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtim=
e" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/html_node/Comp=
ile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime.html#Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime<=
/a><br>

&gt;<br>
&gt; I don&#39;t understand this part.<br>
<br>
</div>What don&#39;t you understand exactly?<br></blockquote><div><br>For i=
nstance this sentence: &quot;Some software packages allow you to specify, a=
t compile-time, separate
locations for installation and for run-time&quot;.<br>It is stow which allo=
ws to have separate locations for installation and run time, not the packag=
e.<br><br>When I do:<br>./configure --prefix=3D/usr/local/stow/package<br>
make<br>make install<br>cd /usr/local/stow &amp;&amp; stow package<br><br>I=
 have specified the location of the package at compile time, and stows allo=
ws to run this package in a different location (/usr/local/stow/package VS =
/usr/local).<br>
<br>Another thing I don&#39;t understand is the GNU Emacs example.<br>The d=
ocumentation mention the &quot;new&quot; prefix, but never the old prefix. =
So I don&#39;t know which is the value of the old prefix, and which is the =
value of the new prefix.<br>
<br>Finally, I don&#39;t understand how is it related to this thread.<br><b=
r> </div></div>

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