Re: Makefile and DESTDIR parameter

>>> the Makefiles of ebtables and arptables should support the DESTDIR
>>> parameter. That would make things easier - for example writing an ebuild
>>> fÃŒr gentoo ;-)
>>
>> The current CVS of both ebtables and arptables have this support.
> 
> At least in ebtables' Makefile i miss something.
> All directories are created but BINPATH isn't.
> You should add "mkdir -p $(BINPATH)".

Here's a patch:

--- Makefile    21 Jan 2004 20:39:54 -0000      1.27
+++ Makefile    9 Feb 2004 03:56:44 -0000
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  PROGVERSION:=2.0.7
  PROGDATE:=January\ 2004

-LIBDIR?=/usr/lib/
+LIBDIR?=$(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/
  MANDIR?=$(DESTDIR)/usr/local/man
  CFLAGS:=-Wall -Wunused
  CC:=gcc
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@

  .PHONY: exec
  exec: ebtables
+       mkdir -p $(BINPATH)
         install -m 0755 -o root -g root $< $(BINFILE)

  .PHONY: install
  install: $(MANDIR)/man8/ebtables.8 $(ETHERTYPESFILE) exec
+       mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
         install -m 0755 extensions/*.so $(LIBDIR)
         install -m 0755 *.so $(LIBDIR)



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