Re: Possible change in quick-start-pkg?

On 16.07.2004, at 08:55, Michèle Garoche wrote:

>
> Le 16 juil. 2004, à 8:48, Martin Costabel a écrit :
>
>> Michèle Garoche wrote:
>>
>>> In section Validate, 4th paragraph, it is stated:
>>> <p>
>>> Watch the output of the build process carefully for errors or 
>>> warnings.
>>> Especially make sure that everything is installed into the build 
>>> directory
>>> (which is located at <tt>/sw/src/root-packagename-%v-%r/sw</tt>) 
>>> from where
>>> fink builds the binary package. Nothing should be installed directly 
>>> into
>>> <tt>/sw</tt>.
>>> </p>
>>> <p>
>>> If you use the <tt>--keep-build-dir</tt> or <tt>-k</tt> option to 
>>> fink, it will
>>> keep the build directory. This is where fink expands the downloaded 
>>> source and
>>> where the package gets built. This might help if you need to debug 
>>> the build
>>> process. Type <tt>man fink</tt> for details.
>>> </p>
>>> Woud it be possible to rename the build directory in the second 
>>> paragraph to compile directory, to avoid confusion with the 
>>> so-called build directory in the first paragraph?
>>> And eventually introduce the -K option to keep this so-called build 
>>> directory of the first paragraph?
>>
>> To be consistent with other uses, the "second" build directory should 
>> keep its name "build directory". The "first" build directory should 
>> be named "root directory" as in the fink option "-K, 
>> --keep-root-dir", or "destination directory" as in the percent 
>> expansion documentation "%d
>> the destination directory". Or maybe "installation root directory"?
> Yes, sounds better, as in the Packaging manual, destination directory. 
> I've searched for it, but my eyes were likely tired, because I did not 
> find it, thanks Martin.

Sure. Sounds good.

Chris.



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