Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 22:51:35 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hier 7 question Message-ID: <20080522025134.GA3427@shepherd> In-Reply-To: <8c50a3c30805211648t42957785ocf87fb2558acb976@mail.gmail.com> References: <8c50a3c30805181720w113c309bv62e699c7dadb9253@mail.gmail.com> <20080519013135.GA12308@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <8c50a3c30805211648t42957785ocf87fb2558acb976@mail.gmail.com>
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* Marc Spitzer <mspitzer@gmail.com> [05-21-2008]: > On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 08:20:03PM -0400, Marc Spitzer wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am porting ATF, http://www.netbsd.org/~jmmv/atf/, a unit testing > >> framework for C, C++ and Shell. The thing is is that it installs a > >> bunch of self tests in ${PREFIX}/tests/atf. Is this the right place > >> for it? From Hier(7) binaries should not go under share/. Otherwise > >> I think it is done. Personally I think the tests/port could be a > >> handy thing to have. What is your opinion/advice on this? > > > > libexec/ seems like it might be the right place. > > > > Forgive me for an ignorant question but assuming I can not figure out > how to add a knob onto the configure script, what would be the proper > way to move the files under libexec? I could just move ${PREFIX}/test > to ${PREFIX}/libexec but that seems extra hackish. I do not want a > solution but a pointer would be nice. It's not hackish to put executables in libexec. See 5.14.5 of the Porter's Handbook and adjust your Makefile to install the file(s) there. -- Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
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