> grossjoh> ./configure --with-x\
> grossjoh> --x-includes=/usr/local/X11R6/include\
> grossjoh> --x-libs=/usr/local/X11R6/lib
> I think it is too tired :-) Editing *akefile and execute appropriate
> command of what you want. It's simple :-)
>
> Somebody says GNU configure is flexible because of command-line
> option, but it's unflexible because of command-line ONLY. Editing
> *akefile after 'sh ./configure' is out of the questions :-)
>
> Using GNU configure as a default is easy. But it's less
> flexible when we want to use 'site specific' setup.
Oh really? Then what the heck do you call that? Non-site-specific?
Personally, I am setting up a set of makefiles that when I type
'make packagename' it will download, uncompress, compile, and install
stuff without a single other lift of the finger.
I know, I'm lazy, but hey, isn't that was make is for?
Anyway, I have found it tons easier to give configure command line options
for where I want to install stuff. Things done with imake I have had
to edit makefiles per application, figure out where it's install
prefix is if there is such a beast in a variable, and perhaps supply my
auto-mated compiler with a patch for the makefile if there isn't.
To me it is tons easier to just do:
./configure --prefix=/abc/software/fvwm-2.0.42/Linux
and then
./configure --prefix=/abc/software/fvwm-2.0.42/solaris
rather than:
cd /abc/software/fvwm-2.0.42/Linux/src/fvwm-2.0.42
patch -p1 < /abc/software/fvwm.linux.patch
MakeMakefiles
and then
cd /abc/software/fvwm-2.0.42/solaris/src/fvwm-2.0.42
patch -p1 < /abc/software/fvwm.solaris.patch
MakeMakefiles
And pray that nobody changes the Fvwm.tmpl file, so I don't have
to manually redo the patches.
I think it is becoming quite clear what is an easier solution.
--
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Received on Thu May 23 1996 - 16:27:05 BST