Re: [notmuch] [patch] Trivial fix for non-root install

Subject: Re: [notmuch] [patch] Trivial fix for non-root install

Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:45:50 -0500

To: Ingmar Vanhassel

Cc: notmuch

From: Jameson Rollins


On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 04:41:23PM +0100, Ingmar Vanhassel wrote:
> Excerpts from Brett Viren's message of Mon Nov 23 16:31:47 +0100 2009:
> > Installing as a normal user fails because the bash completion config
> > files try to install into /etc.  This trivial patch fixes this.
>
> Your patch breaks the more common case of installing as root user. It
> now installs into /usr/etc where bash completions most likely won't be
> found.

I submitted a patch similar to Ingmar's the other day.  I actually
feel like the more common case is to install it locally as a local
user, especially during early development.

jamie.

> > diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
> > index ddc7436..c04d57a 100644
> > --- a/Makefile.config
> > +++ b/Makefile.config
> > @@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
> > -prefix = /usr/local
> > -bash_completion_dir = /etc/bash_completion.d
> > +bash_completion_dir = $(prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d
> >  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_VALGRIND
> > 
> > 
> > -Brett.
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