Re: Bluez build problem

On 06/16/2008 07:05 AM, Voni Hakau wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Mumia W..
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [...]
>> make --prefix=/usr
>>
>> When you "install" the package, you'll use this command:
>>
>> make install DESTDIR=/tmp/buildplace
>> [...]
> 
> Wow this is an amazing idea !! Thank you so much !!
> 
> I didn't know I can give --prefix to make. Or did you mean to ./configure ?
> 
> and I didn't know there is DESTDIR for make install. great great tip !!!
> 
> So I can just do make install DESTDIR with the prefix of my platform 
> root filesystem, 
> right ? I don't have to do the package, right ?
> 
> Thank you so much for this!! it's a really great idea..
> 
> Voni
> 

You're welcome Voni.

Yes, I meant "./configure --prefix=/usr"

But DESTDIR is used during "make install," and as you figured, you can 
use the platform's prefix.

Note that some programs don't use the DESTDIR variable, but almost all do.



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