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

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#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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Changes (by hamish):

  * component:  default => Installation

Comment:

 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



 Hamish

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