[Bug build/14089] New: Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

[Bug build/14089] New: Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

[chimeranet89 at gmail dot com]

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14089

             Bug #: 14089
           Summary: Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.:
                    not in /)
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.15
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: build
        AssignedTo: unassigned@sourceware.org
        ReportedBy: chimeranet89@gmail.com
                CC: carlos@systemhalted.org
    Classification: Unclassified


Issuing a 'make install' command on a glibc build configured with install
parameters (prefix, includedir, etc...) pointing to another drive (I'm
installing it onto another disk for testing purposes) issues an installation
error from the makefile "nss/Makefile", which contains a path that directly
points to /var/db/Makefile despite the prefix configuration variable. I easily
fixed it by editing nss/Makefile and overwriting the path manually.

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[Bug build/14089] Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

[carlos_odonell at mentor dot com]

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14089

Carlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell at mentor dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Carlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell at mentor dot com> 2012-05-10 14:37:42 UTC ---
Alfredo,

On trunk we have:
~~~ nss/Makefile
# Directory for the database files and Makefile for nss_db.
ifndef vardbdir
vardbdir = /var/db
endif
inst_vardbdir = $(install_root)$(vardbdir)
~~~
~~~ config.make.in
# Installation prefixes.
install_root = $(DESTDIR)
~~~
Description of "DESTDIR":
http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/DESTDIR.html

Which means that it should install relative to your set DESTDIR.

Could you please provide more information:
* How did you configure glibc?
* Exact command used to install glibc?

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[Bug build/14089] Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

[chimeranet89 at gmail dot com]

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--- Comment #2 from Alfredo Mungo <chimeranet89 at gmail dot com> 2012-05-10 16:21:56 UTC ---
I configured the build using the following command:
../glibc-2.15/configure --prefix=$prefix --oldincludedir=$prefix/usr/include
--sharedstatedir=$prefix/usr/com --includedir=$prefix/usr/include
--datarootdir=$prefix/usr/share --enable-shared --enable-omitfp
--enable-add-ons --with-elf CFLAGS="-O -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"

with $prefix being the path to the installation root directory.

Then, according to the specification you linked, I guess it's my fault, as I
should have configured glibc using relative paths and installed it by
prepending DESTDIR=$prefix to the install target.

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[Bug build/14089] Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

[carlos_odonell at mentor dot com]

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14089

Carlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell at mentor dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Carlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell at mentor dot com> 2012-05-10 16:44:37 UTC ---
Alfredo,

No worries. Yes setting $prefix is not sufficient to get *everything* installed
in an alternate location. You must, following the GNU Coding Standards, install
with DESTDIR set. Sometimes I've seen scripts that set install_root also, but
that's not strictly conforming to the GNU standards.

Does using DESTDIR fix the issue?

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[Bug build/14089] Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

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Alfredo Mungo <chimeranet89 at gmail dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Alfredo Mungo <chimeranet89 at gmail dot com> 2012-05-10 17:08:48 UTC ---
Yes, just tested and it installs correctly from a fresh build directory.

Thank you and sorry for misreporting.

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[Bug build/14089] Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

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Carlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell at mentor dot com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Carlos O'Donell <carlos_odonell at mentor dot com> 2012-05-10 17:13:59 UTC ---
Alfredo,

Glad we could help. Marking resolved/invalid.

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[Bug build/14089] Error while installing glibc to another drive (e.g.: not in /)

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Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com> changed:

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