[Module-build-general] Re: Help with Debian package of Module::Build

[Ken W. <ke...@ma...>]

On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 03:23  PM, Chip Salzenberg wrote:

> Hi there.  I'm trying to make a Debian package of Module::Build.
> The problem is, I can't figure out how to make "./Build install"
> do the equivalent of the old "make install PREFIX=/tmp" ... I need
> to install it in a tmp directory to create the package.  Help?

Hi Chip,

It's great that you're putting this together.

Last week I did some poking around in the PREFIX-like areas of 
Module::Build and discovered that some parts of it are totally broken, 
and have been for several version releases.  Ick.  This really needs to 
be addressed.  And it needs to be simpler than it is in MakeMaker, for 
sure.

One way to make installation happen in another directory is like this:

  perl Build.PL config='sitelib=/tmp sitearch=/tmp/debian'

Obviously not ideal, but it should work for the time being.

  -Ken