[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #620: Platform.make odd variables settings

[GRASS GIS]

#620: Platform.make odd variables settings
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  Reporter:  frankie       |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new                      
  Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.4.0                    
 Component:  Installation  |     Version:  6.4.0 RCs                
Resolution:                |    Keywords:                           
  Platform:  Unspecified   |         Cpu:  Unspecified              
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Comment (by mlennert):

 Replying to [comment:3 hamish]:
 > Glynn:
 > > What exactly is the problem here?
 >
 > Debian ships a grass-dev package with include/Make, .h and friends.
 >
 > This way people with grass installed from the binary packages can
 > compile addon modules by using:
 > {{{
 >  make MODULE_TOPDIR=/usr/lib/grass
 > }}}
 >
 > instead of having to maintain & build the entire source tree.
 >
 > because Platform.make does not get modified to use --prefix=/usr during
 the 'make install' step, the debian package is left with remnant chroot
 build directory names there.
 >
 > For anyone building from source, and those of us running directly from
 the src/dist.i686* dir (never ran 'make install') the given build dir is
 appropriate.
 >
 >
 > see
 >  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.grass.user/29683/focus=29684
 >

 While waiting for a solution to this, what is the recommended way of
 compiling addons without downloading the entire source tree ?

 Moritz

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