Re: gettext

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Proulx <address@hidden> writes:

Bob> I use DESTDIR whenever it is available to build rpm packages.  It
Bob> works for me for the packages that have a newer automake and
Bob> support DESTDIR.  The older automakes did not support DESTDIR and
Bob> therefore with older packages I do have to use prefix.

Automake has supported DESTDIR since 1.3.  Does anybody really use an
older version?  Does anybody even use 1.3?


The DESTDIR -vs- change-prefix-at-install-time debate has been gone
over many times.  I think basically everything has been said on the
issue.  I recommend that people read the archives before rehashing.

Automake will probably continue to support both methods forever
(barring some newly-discovered fundamental flaw with one or the
other).  I recommend others do likewise.  It doesn't seem difficult.

Tom