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Re: libg++ header file locations...


> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:39:09 -0700
> From: mrs@wrs.com (Mike Stump)
> Cc: egcs@cygnus.com
> Sender: owner-egcs@cygnus.com
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> X-UIDL: 84cbefe48462a5df30fe38865541b146
> 
> Your process is flawed and will always fail (unless you get lucky).  A
> process that works better that I have used for 5 years is if you
> configure with --prefix=/abs/name/package_name-package-version; make;
> make install.

To be totally safe, don't you also need to set --local-prefix ? (I do,
and it seems to work for me, or at least to do no harm). 

I wish a considerate guru could take a few minutes off his very
precious time to craft a twenty-liner INSTALL_FOR_NEWBIES, giving the
recommended minimal hassle-free procedure for an experimental
installation (which among other things wouldn't collide with existing
packages, most specifically stock gcc). Wading into the current
INSTALL file is a pain, and you need a keen eye to spot *the*
significant target, i.e.  bootstrap.

There are too many things I have still to master (such as how to run
the tests :-) that prevent me to write it myself. Any kind soul out
there ? 

Thanks for listening. Regards,

--Christian


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