Re: gettext

[Stepan Kasal]

Hallo,

On 25 Jul 2002 10:49:04 +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt <address@hidden> wrote:
> address@hidden (Stepan Kasal) writes:
> >     ln -s /afs/.example.com /tmp/destdir/afs/example.com
> Still a kludge, [...]

sure.

> [...] still a violation of the GNU Coding Standard.

Not so sure.  You cited:

| (standards) Directory Variables:
| ..
|      Running `make install' with a different value of `prefix' from the
|      one used to build the program should _not_ recompile the program.

I'd say that "re-compile the program" means complete re-building according
to the new prefix.  If the standard said  "... should not re-compile nor
re-link any part of the program.", it would be clearer.
With current wording of GCS, I think that this is not a violation.

OTOH, if this really is a problem, and if Bruno is true that he needs
re-link after installing (some of) the shared libraries, you can always make
that part of "make all".  After building the package, pretend that you
perform an install with DESTDIR pointing somewhere, eg. ./.re-link,
install (some of) the shared libraries and then perform the required re-link.

The "make install" can then use the re-linked binary.  Is that true?

Now, who is interested in doing this.  I definitely am not.  Bruno doesn't
seem to be.  Perhaps you?

Make a patch and try to convince Bruno to accept it.  If he refuses, the life
get's harder.  Publish the patch and try to get enough audience.
When your patch is established, you have a stronger position and you can ask
Bruno to re-consider including the patch to the main tree.

Good luck,
        Stepan Kasal