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Re: [Chicken-users] Installing as non-root fails with Chicken 2.732
From: |
Ivan Shmakov |
Subject: |
Re: [Chicken-users] Installing as non-root fails with Chicken 2.732 |
Date: |
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:16:53 +0700 |
>>>>> felix winkelmann <address@hidden> writes:
>> I tried to install chicken to my home directory:
>> make PLATFORM=linux PREFIX=/home/tero/chicken install
>> Seems that the installation script assumes locations that require
>> root/sudo:
>> install -m644 chicken.info /home/tero/chicken/share/info
[...]
>> I guess the info stuff was the only thing that it didn't install.
>> Despite the make status is okay it looks very much like an error
>> (e.g. a valid error accidentally suppressed).
> Actually it is an invalid error intentionally suppressed: installinfo
> always wants to create a backup file in /var/..., regardless of the
> installation destination. The makefile rule is prefixed with "-" and
> will not abort the "make" run.
It's a reasonable behaviour.
> This is idiotic behaviour on the part of installinfo.
I believe it will be changed after an appropriate bug report
will be filed.
Any volunteers?
> Your installation was ok, only the info file isn't in the proper
> place.
Actually, it is installed. Check the `install' line in the
`make' output above.