[Rpm-maint] Re: compiling rpm tool from source and default directory settings...

[Marc Haisenko]

On Friday 18 January 2008, Pazzo Da Legare wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I tried  to configure the rpm library with --prefix=/  and then change
> at installation time:
> (say BUILDDIR=/foo/bar/path)
> 
> $ ./configure --prefix=/
> $ make
> $ make install --prefix=($BUILDDIR)
> 
> but at the end some files go on /usr ....and _not_ in /foo/bar/path/usr....
> 
> I hope someone will give me the clue....
> 
> Thanks
> 
> pazzo

You've got the syntax wrong. Try this:

./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make install DESTDIR=$BUILDDIR


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