Git Perl module not installed to --prefix

From: Peter Colberg <peter@colberg.org>
Date: Sep 13, 2012, 18:30 UTC
Message-ID: <20120913183019.GA15312@pignolo.chem.utoronto.ca>

Hi,

I have trouble installing the Git Perl module to the correct installation prefix, which is required for git send-email.

The problem is reproducible with the following commands:

    ./configure --prefix=/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12
    make
    make install

While git is installed to --prefix, the Git Perl module is not:

    …
    make -C templates DESTDIR='' install
    make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/templates'
    install -d -m 755 '/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/git-core/templates'
    (cd blt && gtar cf - .) | \
            (cd '/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/git-core/templates' && umask 022 && gtar xof -)
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/templates'
    install -d -m 755 '/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/libexec/git-core/mergetools'
    install -m 644 mergetools/* '/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/libexec/git-core/mergetools'
    install -d -m 755 '/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/locale'
    (cd po/build/locale && gtar cf - .) | \
            (cd '/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/locale' && umask 022 && gtar xof -)
    make -C perl prefix='/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12' DESTDIR='' install
    make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    make[3]: Entering directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/I18N.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/IndexInfo.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Log.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Fetcher.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Ra.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Prompt.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Migration.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Utils.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Editor.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/GlobSpec.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Memoize/YAML.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Prompt.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Fetcher.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Editor.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::I18N.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Memoize::YAML.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Ra.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Utils.3pm
    Appending installation info to /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/lib64/perl5/perllocal.pod
    make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    …

As seen above, the perl module is installed to the parent directory.

Strangely, if perl/Makefile is invoked manually, it works:

    make -C perl prefix='/home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12' DESTDIR='' install

    make: Entering directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/I18N.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/IndexInfo.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Log.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Fetcher.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Ra.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Prompt.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Migration.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Utils.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Editor.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/GlobSpec.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/perl5/Git/SVN/Memoize/YAML.pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Prompt.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Fetcher.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Editor.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::I18N.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Memoize::YAML.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Ra.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git.3pm
    Installing /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/share/man/man3/Git::SVN::Utils.3pm
    Appending installation info to /home/peter/usr/rhel6-x86_64/git-1.7.12/lib64/perl5/perllocal.pod
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'
    make: Leaving directory `/tmp/git/git-1.7.12/perl'

Thanks, Peter