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

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On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 01:19:07PM -0600, Ken Williams wrote:
> > MakeMaker 6.06 added a DESTDIR macro, inspired by the GNU make standard
> > targets (http://www.gnu.org/manual/make/html_node/make_127.html).  This
> > allows a package builder to build a package normally, but install it
> > into a different directory root for packaging.
> 
> So 'destdir' is the/a standard name for this?

Its what GNU make uses, and its what the Redhat and cpan2rpm folks suggested.