Re: [LTP] [patch 2/2] INSTALL corrections & TODO

[Garrett C. <yan...@gm...>]

Hi again,

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Randy Dunlap <rd...@xe...> wrote:
>
> "Configuration" section to match Makefile message.
> How to use DESTDIR and --prefix together.
>
> TODO:
> "Quick Start" does not work.
> "Not using autoconf:" does not work.
>
> ---
>  INSTALL |    9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- ltp-full-20091031-auto.orig/INSTALL
> +++ ltp-full-20091031-auto/INSTALL
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ downloaded from:
>  - http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.7.tar.bz2
>  - http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/m4-1.4.7.tar.gz
>
> -Configuring
> +Configuration
>  -------------------
>  Using autoconf:
>         $ make autotools # This must be run from "$TOP_SRCDIR!"
> @@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ in the same directory where the source f
>   sysroot, as opposed to the host system's sysroot.
>  - Specify SKIP_IDCHECK=1 if and when you don't want to modify /etc/{group,passwd}
>   on the target system's sysroot.
> +- If you want to build and install ltp inside its source tree (e.g., in
> +  $TOP_SRCDIR/ltpbin/), to support multiple versions of LTP on one system,
> +  then use
> +
> +       $ cd $TOP_SRCDIR
> +       $ mkdir ltpbin
> +       $ ./configure DESTDIR=$PWD --prefix=$PWD/ltpbin
>
>  If you get a build error, please report it to ltp...@li... with
>  following information,
>

My only question about this is this step above a frequently used usecase?
Thanks!
-Garrett