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Re: [PACKAGERS] Makefile: DESTDIR vs. dest

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JBJoel Becker <joel.becker@oracle.com>
Date
Jul 29, 2005, 16:42 UTC
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On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 03:30:15PM +0200, Petr Baudis wrote:
>   git has $dest in its Makefile while Cogito uses $DESTDIR. I'd like to
> ask the potential users of those variables (probably mostly distribution
> package maintainers) what's easier for them and what do they prefer, as
> I would like to unify this.
	DESTDIR is "standardized" by automake.  Doesn't make it best,
but does make it expected by a lot of folks.
Joel
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  1. Petr BaudisJul 29, 2005
  2. Joel BeckerJul 29, 2005

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