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

[Craig Taylor <c@gryning.com>]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:44:05PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Craig Taylor <c@gryning.com> writes:
> 
> > Exactly as you describe here, different paths but same goal.
> > All binaries follow the DESTDIR path except the perl modules.
> >
> > To register this as a bug do I need to do more than send this email?
> 
> Do you use NO_PERL_MAKEMAKER in your build?
> 
> If not, we need to summon an expert on ExtUtils::MakeMaker to look into
> this issue, but if you do, perhaps you can try this patch and report how
> well it works for you.
> 
> ---
>  perl/Makefile |    8 ++++----
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/perl/Makefile b/perl/Makefile
> index e3dd1a5..4ab21d6 100644
> --- a/perl/Makefile
> +++ b/perl/Makefile
> @@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ $(makfile): ../GIT-CFLAGS Makefile
>  	'$(PERL_PATH_SQ)' -MError -e 'exit($$Error::VERSION < 0.15009)' || \
>  	echo '	cp private-Error.pm blib/lib/Error.pm' >> $@
>  	echo install: >> $@
> -	echo '	mkdir -p "$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@
> -	echo '	$(RM) "$(instdir_SQ)/Git.pm"; cp Git.pm "$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@
> -	echo '	$(RM) "$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@
> +	echo '	mkdir -p "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@
> +	echo '	$(RM) "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)/Git.pm"; cp Git.pm "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)"' >> $@
> +	echo '	$(RM) "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@
>  	'$(PERL_PATH_SQ)' -MError -e 'exit($$Error::VERSION < 0.15009)' || \
> -	echo '	cp private-Error.pm "$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@
> +	echo '	cp private-Error.pm "$$(DESTDIR)$(instdir_SQ)/Error.pm"' >> $@
>  	echo instlibdir: >> $@
>  	echo '	echo $(instdir_SQ)' >> $@
>  else

I have 2 perl environments available to me on the system (at home now so
can't dig further).
Both can pretty stripped which can make thing "challenging" it's
possible ExtUtils::MakeMaker doesn't even exist.

Please everyone who is looking at this thread let it sleep for 24h and I
shall test further/revive it tomorrow.

Many thanks
CraigT

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