Re: gnu-build-system should set DESTDIR

[Sree Harsha Totakura]

On 02/10/2014 09:19 AM, John Darrington wrote:
> I think the make install target in gnu-build-system should set DESTDIR to "/" 
> (or "/.")
> Rationale:

Setting DESTDIR will then make the install target to install files in
the chroot dir (most likely to /usr/local/ or the prefix dir inside
chroot) inside the chroot.  But the intention is to install into a
directory given by the --prefix variable to `configure'.

Sree