relocatable RPMS & autoconf

[Derek Atkins]

You generally want:

./configure --prefix=/opt/[project-dir]

make ...

make install DESTDIR=/tmp/[project-dir]

(NOTE: Some systems don't support DESTDIR, which means you'll probably
need to use "prefix" again).

-derek

linuxguy at ici.net writes:

> Greetings,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone on this list speaks RPM fluently :-)
> 
> I want to build packages that get installed in /tmp/[project-dir] but
> end up being RPM installed in /opt/[project-dir].
> 
> I do understand the RPM relocatable package process, but I'm missing the
> link where I tell autoconf/configure to build/compile for /opt/[dir]
> and then when I run 'make install' it's all gets stuffed into /tmp/[dir].
> 
> If you understand what Im asking, then surely you must know the answer...
> 
> FYI, I'll be at LinuxWorld again this year :-)
> 
> - christoph
> 
> 
> 
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