Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] A native scheme install

[Michele La Monaca]

> On many systems this requires extra jumping through hoops like messing
> with LD_LIBRARY_PATH to make it find the runtime library when it's not
> in the installed location yet.  Or building this install program
> statically.
>
> Also important: What happens in a cross-build environment?

Nothing to install there. Anyway, you can always fall back to a
different install program if needed. Just set INSTALL_PROGRAM to your
favorite install command.

> I can't tell if it works because you didn't provide a patch for the
> Makefiles to make the build system use this new program.  Perhaps I'm
> just seeing problems that don't exist!

No need to patch Makefiles to try. Just:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. make INSTALL_PROGRAM=./install.scm
PLATFORM=<platform> PREFIX=<prefix> install

Let me know!

Regards,
mikele