Re: How ot build in separate directory

[Nicola Pero]

> This has probably been discussed before so sorry.
> 
> I've been trying to find this in the makefiles and the GNUstep.sh and I 
> can't find the proper way to build GNUstep binaries in different 
> directories than the installation directory (lke making an RPM)

Hmmm ... Ok - I'm confused by your statement :-)

Either you mean 'to build gnustep binaries in different directories than
the _source_ directory' or maybe you rather mean 'to _install_ GNUstep
binaries in different directories than the installation directory', which
would explain the 'like making an RPM' comment.

 
> It was easy t do with GNUstep-make, the "special-prefix" variable made 
> this quite handy.  But how to do it with gui, base, etc?

Because you're talking of special-prefix, I think what you really want to
do is relocate the whole installation into somewhere else - precisely what
is needed to build rpms.

Something like - 

make INSTALL_ROOT_DIR=/var/tmp/package-build/ \
     GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DIR=/var/tmp/package-build/usr/GNUstep/System \
     install

should do it then.

[If you're building RPMs, you are certainly aware that gnustep-make can
build that for you :-) have a look at core/make/Master/rpm.make.]