Re: Some constructive criticism for you

[Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>]

* Ali Abdin (rafat@kcsnet.org) [990802 16:54]:
> DOH! I think we all know this by now. And that is how I used to compile
> (its pretty hard to imagine that some people know what they're doing).
> Anyway - the gnorba files get placed incorrectly with
> ./autogen.sh --prefix=/user or ./configure --prefix=/usr. What you need to
> do is ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc - The gnorba files need
> to go under /etc and not /usr/etc - If you would like to fix the FAQ please
> do.
> >
> > This *must* be a FAQ by now. When you install an rpm, stuff goes under
> > the /usr/ tree. When you compile an app yourself, .configure and
> > .autogen.sh default to /usr/local. This is what stops your applets from
> > working from the right-click menu. The .desktop and .gnorba files are
> > in the wrong place.
> >
> > When you have an rpm-based system, and compile apps yourself, you must
> > run ./configure --prefix=/usr (or ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr for CVS).
> >
> > Try running ./configure --help next time you build an app yourself,
> > it'll usually tell you its default prefix, and how to change it.
> >
> > Tom.

Like I said, run ./configure --help. These options are all mentioned,
as are others. It is something you should *always* do before running
configure - find out what it can do!
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