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Re: install does not obey DESTDIR or --prefix for perl modules

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BCBrandon Casey <brandon.casey.ctr@nrlssc.navy.mil>
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Sep 21, 2009, 16:58 UTC
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Craig Taylor wrote:
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> Hi all
> 
> I'm compiling/installing git in a Solaris environment without root.
> Using 'make DESTDIR=<some path> install' to stage an install to an
> alternate location.
> The perl module component of 'make DESTDIR=<some path> install' installs
> into the system perl lib path without prepending the forced install
> destination or my '--prefix'.
> This seems counter intuitive and I would consider a bug.
Try 'make prefix=<some path>'.
btw, this is in the first paragraph of the INSTALL document.
-brandon
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  1. Craig TaylorSep 21, 2009
  2. Brandon CaseySep 21, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2009
  4. Brandon CaseySep 21, 2009
  5. Craig TaylorSep 21, 2009
  6. Ben WaltonSep 21, 2009
  7. Craig TaylorSep 21, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2009
  9. Craig TaylorSep 21, 2009
  10. Craig TaylorSep 22, 2009
  11. Craig TaylorSep 22, 2009
  12. Brandon CaseySep 22, 2009
  13. Brandon CaseySep 22, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 22, 2009
  15. perl/Makefile.PL: detect MakeMaker versions incompatible with DESTDIRBrandon Casey, Sep 24, 2009
  16. perl/Makefile.PL: detect MakeMaker versions incompatible with DESTDIRBrandon Casey, Sep 24, 2009
  17. Johannes SixtOct 8, 2009
  18. Brandon CaseyOct 8, 2009
  19. Brandon CaseyOct 8, 2009
  20. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2009
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