[mgp-users 1502] Re: bug: ./configure --prefix

[Yoshifumi Nishida <nishida@sfc.wide.ad.jp>]

Hello,
The follwoing code use --prefix properly. If you're interested, please try it.

ftp://sh.wide.ad.jp/WIDE/free-ware/mgp-snap/mgp-snap-20090511.tar.gz

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Yoshifumi Nishida
nishida@sfc.wide.ad.jp

From: Yoshifumi Nishida <nishida@sfc.wide.ad.jp>
Subject: [mgp-users 1497] Re: bug: ./configure --prefix
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:23:31 +0900 (JST)
Message-ID: <>

 > Hello John,
 > 
 > Sorry for my very slow reply.
 > Yes, you're right. I'm going to fix it this weekend.
 > Meanwhile, I think you can do like this as a work around. 
 > 
 > make DESTDIR=/usr/local BINDIR=/bin install
 > 
 > Sorry for inconvenience.
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > --
 > Yoshifumi Nishida
 > nishida@sfc.wide.ad.jp
 > 
 > 
 > From: John J Foerch <jjfoerch@earthlink.net>
 > Subject: [mgp-users 1496] bug: ./configure --prefix
 > Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:08:38 -0400
 > Message-ID: <>
 > 
 >  > Hello,
 >  > 
 >  >   There seems to be a problem with the build system of magicpoint
 >  > 1.13a.  The configure script ignores --prefix.  For example:
 >  > 
 >  >    ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/
 >  > 
 >  >   The `make install' step will still install into /usr.
 >  > 
 >  >   Additionally, I think the default installation prefix should be
 >  > /usr/local rather than /usr, because /usr/local is designated for this
 >  > purpose in most linux-based operating systems.  The /usr prefix is
 >  > generally reserved for installation by packages.
 >  > 
 >  > -- 
 >  > Thank you,
 >  > John Foerch