Re: [RFC PATCH v3 00/15] Modernize the build system

From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date: Oct 24, 2024, 07:19 UTC
Message-ID: <Zxn1EUykid2alh6X@pks.im>
In-Reply-To: <b1ab6c1a-54ce-4adb-8977-ef376fdb48f1@ramsayjones.plus.com>

On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 02:43:40AM +0100, Ramsay Jones wrote:

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> > You can pass any command-line options in as default_options, including
> > prefix. Defaulting to $HOME is somewhat unconventional regardless of
> > whether it's done in a Makefile or a configure.ac or a meson.build or a
> > CMakeLists.txt, but given the Makefile does indeed do that I suppose
> > it's not incredibly bizarre to do it in meson.build as well. :)
> 
> I don't have any strong feelings either way, it's just that people are
> used to doing a 'make install' and having the git build installed in
> their home directory (including me). But it is not a huge effort to
> add the '-Dprefix=$HOME', it simply needs to be documented.

For now I'll leave it as-is, but if people feel strongly about it I don't mind changing the default value.

> I think I need to go away and RTFM at this point and not annoy you (and
> others) with such noob questions! :)

I find your input to be highly valuable, so thanks for testing things!

Patrick