The "make install PREFIX=foo" behavior which was broken a few versions ago
has been restored *if and only if* PREFIX was specified to Makefile.PL.
# this works
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=foo
make install PREFIX=bar
# this doesn't
perl Makefile.PL
make install PREFIX=bar
Users who make packages out of Perl modules will find the new DESTDIR
variable handy.
# build normally
perl Makefile.PL
make test
# install into /tmp/dpkgbuild
make install DESTDIR=/tmp/dpkgbuild
Unlike PREFIX, DESTDIR is prepended to the normal installation directories.
The meaning of PREFIX has changed. Previously, PREFIX was both the user
override prefix *and* the default location for core perl libraries. Now
PREFIX is only the user override. The core perl library prefix is
PERLPREFIX.
Snapshots on makemaker.org.
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Michael G. Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/
Perl Quality Assurance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kwalitee Is Job One
I need a SHOWER a BURGER and some ROBOTS, STAT!
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