Sebastian Dransfeld wrote:
> lok wrote:
>> It's not a bug the configure.in are set up this way in most (all?) modules.
>> They will be installed in `enlightenment-config --module-dir`.
>> Unless you use the --enable-homedir-install option.
>> Morlenxus pointed me than the --prefix was ignored, and I thought that it
>> might be a handful option for package maintainers (or people with 
>> various reasons).
> 
> I think package maintainers would like modules to install in a location 
> where e finds it, so I don't really think we should use --prefix. At 
> least since modules don't use --prefix like normal apps do. For most 
> users it isn't logical that ./configure --prefix=/usr in 'e_modules' 
> wont work with ./configure --prefix=/usr in 'e'.
> 
> Maybe a --set-module-installation-dir option?
> 
> 
> Sebastian

Well, before the great autofoo changes, this used to work. If you passed 
in a prefix (eg: same prefix as E) it would install to the module 
directory under E. If you did not pass a prefix, then it installed to 
the user's home directory (under ~/.e/e/modules) which is a place that E 
also checks.

dh

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