[Gllug] rpms is there an easier way?

[Simon Stewart]

On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 03:24:09PM +0100, itsbruce at uklinux.net wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 02:52:33PM +0100, Simon Stewart wrote:
> > Bruce: how does that work for something that has data files that get
> > shunted into their own directories (I'm thinking databases atm)? I
> > guess you configure with something like "--with-datadir=foo/data"?
> 
> Ah, I may not have answered your question properly.  The answer is that
> you have to have look at the configure script (if present) and Makefile
> to see what is happening.  Usually data directories and such are set
> relative to the prefix, so that setting the prefix is enough.  But if
> you have to set datadir options specifically, make sure to place them
> relative to /usr/local/ and not /usr/local/stow/package.

That's the nugget of information that I was after. As ever Bruce,
you're a star.

Cheers,

Simon

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