Re: [Alephmodular-devel] Preferences Update - library choice: expat

[Br'fin <br...@ma...>]

For some reason, after this message I had a certain amount of epiphany.

Maybe I am just waving my hands about too much  when I should simply 
make/make install. Sigh :)

-Jeremy Parsons

On Dec 18, 2003, at 12:19 PM, Br'fin wrote:

> I woudn't mind a brief repetition. I do lose track of these and it 
> adds to my clarity.
>
> I *think* I recall you, Aaron, preferring the notion of
>
> ./configure
> make
> make install
>
> Which defaults typically to /usr/lib.
>
> Whereas my current thinking is:
> ./configure --prefix=/Library/Development/<Package>/<package>-<package 
> version>
> make
> make install
>
> I think /usr/lib is not Macish, a soup, and prone to complete toasting 
> in the case of Archive and Install. Yes it's the Unix way. Yes it 
> seems good for some of your A1 cross-compile too. (I do wish people 
> would give more feedback on this issue under A1 too, alas.) On another 
> note, some unix-side things do prefer/recommend versioned directories. 
> For instance, large applications such as Oracle recommend installing 
> different versions in different directories and not just a new one 
> atop of an old one.
>
> I admit my choices in the /Library directory do not feel perfect. But 
> they do put things in a stable location that would be commonly usable. 
> A bit more visible. And less prone to mixing up different library 
> versions.