[mythtv] New configure --prefix is not updating settings.pro

Michael J. Lynch mlynch at gcom.com
Thu Apr 7 14:44:55 UTC 2005


Isaac Richards wrote:

>On Thursday 07 April 2005 12:34 am, Nigel Pearson wrote:
>  
>
>>>What's about checking if the user uses debian (for example "test -e
>>>/etc/debian_version" or test if the word local appears in "which gcc")
>>>to automatically set --prefix to /usr?
>>>      
>>>
>>	Damn good idea, Adam. I have lost count of the number
>>of times on KnoppMyth that I have built and installed into
>>/usr/local, and then wondered why there were version mismatches,
>>et c.
>>    
>>
>
>Absolutely not.  Self compiled software goes into /usr/local.
>
>  
>

If you *really* want to put it in /usr, do:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr
    qmake PREFIX=/usr mythtv.pro

-- 
Michael J. Lynch

What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about -- author unknown




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