Subject: Re: use of --mandir= in tcl and tk packages
To: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: Jim Wise <jwise@draga.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 03/29/2004 22:33:47
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
>I see that --mandir is set to the work directory for the tcl and tk
>packages.
>
>I am planning to commit to pkgsrc a MAN_DIR variable that defaults to
>"man" and then set CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--mandir=${PREFIX}/${MAN_DIR} when
>using GNU_CONFIGURE.
>
>Any suggestions what I should do for the tcl and tk packages?
>
>Maybe some sed expression to remove the --mandir that I set?
>
>I already patched the few other packages that use GNU configure's
>--mandir= (and their PLIST files).
I'm actually not sure why tcl plays with --mandir -- I think it may be a
remnant of a fix which used to be needed (I didn't add it). I certainly
see no problem with going ahead and pulling that.
Let me know what you decide to do, and if I can help...
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Jim Wise
jwise@draga.com
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