Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1811: Help packaging by supporting DESTDIR

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1811: Help packaging by supporting DESTDIR
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-15 15:52:29

#1811: Help packaging by supporting DESTDIR
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  Reporter:  iive        |      Owner:  vladimir_prus
      Type:  Patches     |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be       |  Component:  Building Boost
  Determined             |   Severity:  Optimization
   Version:  Boost       |   Keywords:  build, make, compile, install,
  1.35.0                 |  package
Resolution:              |
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Comment (by dank@…):

 How do debian distros work around the lack of DESTDIR support?
 The key seems to be to abuse --prefix like this:

      jam --without-python
      jam --prefix=$DESTDIR --without-python install

 So I tried

     ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=$PREFIX ...
     ./b2           --prefix=$DESTDIR$PREFIX install

 and it seemed to work.  Haven't used this in practice yet, but it's
 promising.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1811#comment:6>
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