Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 00:21:48 -0500 (EST) From: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net> To: "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@Nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TinyFugue 3.5a16 port uploaded Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960328002029.16115C-100000@nexis.net> In-Reply-To: <199603280324.TAA29837@relay.nuxi.com>
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On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, David E. O'Brien wrote:
> BUT, shouldn't we port packages Makefile's so that they obey {PREFIX} (if
> that is the right var)? Is PREFIX always passed down to other Makefile
> from the port's Makefile?
I believe $PREFIX is available to any script or Makefile that runs from
the port install. Certainly we should strongly suggest that package
authors allow this to be redefined, but forcing it through the Makefile
system could be tricky.
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j.
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