Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] What about a new file system subtree?

[Devon Miller]

Hi,

It is  possible today. When testing a new application, I will often install
it in my own account. What  you're looking for is the "--prefix" argument to
"./configure". For example, "./configure --prefix=$HOME" will install the
app in question into ~/bin, ~/lib, ~/share, etc.

dcm

On 2/18/06, Rafael Fernández López <info@××××××××××××××××××.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>         Since I have started a project that needs to be redistributed
> (it'll be GPL)
> I've started to deeply read Autoconf and Automake manuals.
>
>         Well, I had read some of FHS too, to know what I should do and
> what I should
> not do with my file hierarchy.
>
>         But, what came to my mind (maybe it's possible today) is that we
> could make a
> new "file system" subtree in every ~. For example, a user will be able to
> do
> a "./configure ; make" but if the system is well-administrated a user
> won't
> be able to run a "make install", since it can cause problems to the
> system.
> (I know we, Gentoo users, don't care about that). But what I wanted to say
> is
> that if we are not root (typical case) we could do a "./configure ; make ;
> make install" (in an app called 'whatever') and it could create for
> example
> "/home/me/bin/whatever" and "/home/me/share/doc/whatever" or
> "/home/me/doc/whatever", and so on.
>
>         That would be great since a normal user won't infect any root
> filesystem, and
> an administrator can fix any tricky problem deleting "/home/me".
>
> Bye and thanks !,
> Rafael Fernández López.
>
>
>