Re: [LTP] [patch 2/2] INSTALL corrections & TODO

[Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>]

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On Sunday 08 November 2009 12:50:19 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:28:42 -0800 Garrett Cooper wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > > "Configuration" section to match Makefile message.
> > > How to use DESTDIR and --prefix together.
> > >
> > > TODO:
> > > "Quick Start" does not work.
> > > "Not using autoconf:" does not work.
> > >
> > > ---
> > >  INSTALL |    9 ++++++++-
> > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > --- ltp-full-20091031-auto.orig/INSTALL
> > > +++ ltp-full-20091031-auto/INSTALL
> > > @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ downloaded from:
> > >  - http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.7.tar.bz2
> > >  - http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.7.tar.gz
> > >
> > > -Configuring
> > > +Configuration
> > >  -------------------
> > >  Using autoconf:
> > >         $ make autotools # This must be run from "$TOP_SRCDIR!"
> > > @@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ in the same directory where the source f
> > >   sysroot, as opposed to the host system's sysroot.
> > >  - Specify SKIP_IDCHECK=1 if and when you don't want to modify
> > > /etc/{group,passwd} on the target system's sysroot.
> > > +- If you want to build and install ltp inside its source tree (e.g.,
> > > in +  $TOP_SRCDIR/ltpbin/), to support multiple versions of LTP on one
> > > system, +  then use
> > > +
> > > +       $ cd $TOP_SRCDIR
> > > +       $ mkdir ltpbin
> > > +       $ ./configure DESTDIR=$PWD --prefix=$PWD/ltpbin
> > >
> > >  If you get a build error, please report it to ltp-list@lists.sf.net
> > > with following information,
> >
> > My only question about this is this step above a frequently used usecase?
> 
> I can't answer that.  It seems like a good idea to be able to have
> multiple versions of ltp installed and it took me a little while to
> figure out how to use both DESTDIR and --prefix, so I'd like a reference
> for it...

--prefix and DESTDIR under LTP should work exactly the same as under any 
autotooled package.  passing DESTDIR to configure doesnt make sense imo, nor 
does this example.  this example suggests a file tree of:
$PWD/$PWD/ltpbin/.....
-mike

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