From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 31160 invoked by alias); 13 Dec 2007 23:19:06 -0000 Received: (qmail 31153 invoked by uid 22791); 13 Dec 2007 23:19:05 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME,FORGED_RCVD_HELO,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (66.187.233.31) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:19:00 +0000 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lBDNIwET015972; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:18:58 -0500 Received: from pobox.corp.redhat.com (pobox.corp.redhat.com [10.11.255.20]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lBDNIwRn016394; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:18:58 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (sebastian-int.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.221]) by pobox.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lBDNIvGV016364; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:18:57 -0500 Message-ID: <4761BDEA.6040804@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:19:00 -0000 From: Andrew Cagney User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071115) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kris Van Hees CC: frysk Subject: Re: enabling shared builds References: <476146B5.7020606@redhat.com> <47614961.5090901@redhat.com> <20071213213703.GA2300@oracle.com> In-Reply-To: <20071213213703.GA2300@oracle.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact frysk-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: frysk-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2007-q4/txt/msg00223.txt.bz2 Kris Van Hees wrote: >> Andrew Cagney wrote: >> - switch to install-tree testing >> Would mean breaking configure convention and set --prefix=. On the other >> hand it would mean only testing one way. >> > > Seems I've created a little confusion with "and set -prefix". I don't think anyone was thinking of installing into /usr, which, if nothing else, would require root privileges.. --prefix would need to be pointed at something like $BUILD/_oinst and then overridden when doing a system build/install. Andrew > Definitely a big 'no' on this one. For one, forcing an install of development > builds in order to be able to test it is asking for trouble. Secondly, it is > (hopefully) going to be more likely in the future that a system will have frysk > already installed as part of the OS install, and a development build shouldn't > wipe out the installed version for sure. Thirdly, it is common practice with > software projects to follow a 'build -> test -> install' sequence, which is > generally the most sensible way because you wouldn't want to install something > that is broken, i.e. test before you install. > > Cheers, > Kris >