Subject: Re: misc/5497: top-level build target vs. DESTDIR is broken
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@NetBSD.ORG>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/27/1998 08:16:31
On Wed, 27 May 1998, matthew green wrote:

: i totally agree with scott here.  to quote src/Makefile:

: now, if we have a *totally* new $DESTDIR, then there are no libraries,
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A-ha!

: that whole section should be ripped out.

...And documented as "You need to compile and install make_cmds and
compile_et _locally_ in order to build the tree".  Please don't forget that.

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-- Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Bus. todd_vierling@xn.xerox.com)