Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:24:21 +0100 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] perf: Make the install relative to DESTDIR if specified |
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* John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com> wrote:
> > ----- "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@elte.hu> wrote: > > > * John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:57 PM, John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com> > > wrote: > > > > Without this change, the install path is relative to > > > > prefix/DESTDIR > > > > where prefix is automatically set to $HOME > > > > > > > > This can produce unexpected results. For example > > > > > > > > make -C tools/perf DESTDIR=/home/jkacur/tmp install-man > > > > > > > > creates the directory: ? ? ? ? > > ?/home/jkacur/home/jkacur/tmp/share/... > > > > instead of ?the expected: ? ? ? /home/jkacur/tmp/share/... > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: John Kacur <jkacur@redhat.com> > > > > --- > > > > ?tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile | ? ?4 +++- > > > > ?tools/perf/Makefile ? ? ? ? ? ? ? | ? ?4 +++- > > > > ?2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile > > b/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile > > > > index bdd3b7e..bd498d4 100644 > > > > --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile > > > > @@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ DOC_MAN1=$(patsubst %.txt,%.1,$(MAN1_TXT)) > > > > ?DOC_MAN5=$(patsubst %.txt,%.5,$(MAN5_TXT)) > > > > ?DOC_MAN7=$(patsubst %.txt,%.7,$(MAN7_TXT)) > > > > > > > > +# Make the path relative to DESTDIR, not prefix > > > > +ifndef DESTDIR > > > > ?prefix?=$(HOME) > > > > +endif > > > > ?bindir?=$(prefix)/bin > > > > ?htmldir?=$(prefix)/share/doc/perf-doc > > > > ?pdfdir?=$(prefix)/share/doc/perf-doc > > > > @@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ mandir?=$(prefix)/share/man > > > > ?man1dir=$(mandir)/man1 > > > > ?man5dir=$(mandir)/man5 > > > > ?man7dir=$(mandir)/man7 > > > > -# DESTDIR= > > > > > > > > ?ASCIIDOC=asciidoc > > > > ?ASCIIDOC_EXTRA = --unsafe > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile > > > > index 2d53738..5da0cd0 100644 > > > > --- a/tools/perf/Makefile > > > > +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile > > > > @@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ STRIP ?= strip > > > > ?# runtime figures out where they are based on the path to the > > executable. > > > > ?# This can help installing the suite in a relocatable way. > > > > > > > > +# Make the path relative to DESTDIR, not to prefix > > > > +ifndef DESTDIR > > > > ?prefix = $(HOME) > > > > +endif > > > > ?bindir_relative = bin > > > > ?bindir = $(prefix)/$(bindir_relative) > > > > ?mandir = share/man > > > > @@ -233,7 +236,6 @@ sysconfdir = $(prefix)/etc > > > > ?ETC_PERFCONFIG = etc/perfconfig > > > > ?endif > > > > ?lib = lib > > > > -# DESTDIR= > > > > > > > > ?export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 1.6.6.1 > > > > > > Sorry, I'd like to withdraw this patch. > > > > > > I see I can achieve my desired ends without changing the behaviour > > for > > > others who expect the old behaviour, > > > > The old behavior doesnt look very logical though, right? > > No, not really. Well, logical for people quickly prototyping code > on their own machines, but perf has grown beyond that. > > However, I don't like my quick fix either, maybe I can come-up > with something cleaner.
I've applied it meanwhile though, as /home/jkacur/home/jkacur/ is clearly a misbehavior :-)
Ingo
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