# Re: RPM build file

From: Petter Reinholdtsen (pere@hungry.com)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 17:56:39 PST

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  [Dave Hill]
  > It's not quite the same as $(prefix). $(prefix) says where the s/w
  > is to be installed so that, for example, the correct paths can be
  > included in executables. The RPM build process requires that the
  > software be "dummy installed" into (normally) /var/tmp/<package> and
  > then the RPM file is built from that for later installation.

  I don't get it. Why can you not compile it with the normal prefix and
  install it with your new prefix, like this:

  make all
  make install prefix="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT"

  That way the bineries are compiled with the prefix given by configure,
  and the programs are installed with prefix=$DESTDIR when copied into
  place.

  This way no changes need to be done to the makefiles. If this is the
  case, please send an updated RPM-spec and I'll put it in the
  distribution.

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