Re: Installing without root privileges in /usr/local

enclair <[email protected]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:55:37 +0100
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Le 10 mars 2012 19:13, Adam Spiers <[email protected]> a =E9crit :

> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:31 PM, enclair <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Another thing I don't understand is the GNU Emacs example.
> > The documentation mention the "new" prefix, but never the old prefix. S=
o
> I
> > don't know which is the value of the old prefix, and which is the value
> of
> > the new prefix.
>
> The "old" prefix is the value specified to ./configure, which 'make
> install' will use by default if the "new" prefix is not given.  I
> agree the wording could be improved.
>

Ok I think I understand now this example.
Thanks for your answers.
Finally I think I'll keep stow to install packages in $HOME/local(/stow)
instead of $HOME/opt like I did before.
For packages in /usr/local I've changed my mind and I will use rpm instead.

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Le 10 mars 2012 19:13, Adam Spiers <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
[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 4:31 PM, enclair &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Another thing I don&#39;t understand is the GNU Emacs example.<br>
&gt; The documentation mention the &quot;new&quot; prefix, but never the ol=
d prefix. So I<br>
&gt; don&#39;t know which is the value of the old prefix, and which is the =
value of<br>
&gt; the new prefix.<br>
<br>
</div>The &quot;old&quot; prefix is the value specified to ./configure, whi=
ch &#39;make<br>
install&#39; will use by default if the &quot;new&quot; prefix is not given=
. =A0I<br>
agree the wording could be improved.<br></blockquote><div><br>Ok I think I =
understand now this example.<br>Thanks for your answers.<br>Finally I think=
 I&#39;ll keep stow to install packages in $HOME/local(/stow) instead of $H=
OME/opt like I did before.<br>
For packages in /usr/local I&#39;ve changed my mind and I will use rpm inst=
ead.<br><br></div></div>

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