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Offer libdir and mandir configure options. #504
Description
I currently have a SlackBuild in pending for io.js, I am very excited to bring this great project to Slackware!
I would like to request this enhancement to packaging io.js, if feasible ... to get around being unable to change the library and man paths, I currently have this in the Slackware build script:
# Fix man page path.
sed -i 's|share/||' tools/install.py
sed -i '/var manRoot/ s/"share",//' deps/npm/lib/{,un}build.js
# Fix libdir for 64-bit.
sed -i "s|lib/|lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/|g" tools/install.py
sed -i "s/'lib'/'lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}'/" lib/module.js
sed -i "s|\"lib\"|\"lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}\"|" deps/npm/lib/npm.js
It'd be nice if io.js offered a typical configure flag option like --libdir and --mandir.
Thanks!
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jbergstroem commentedon Jan 19, 2015
I can probably create a patch for this, but as you mention,
{,un}build.jsandnpm.jsfrom npm doesn't seem to be customisable either (just prefix), so you should probably file (with patch if possible) a request over at the npm tracker if one doesn't already exist.To be honest, I think packagers are in the best position to cater this issue for now.
bnoordhuis commentedon Jan 19, 2015
FWIW, I have some (old) commits that add --libdir and --mandir switches but I never upstreamed them. I wrote that when I was working on an RPM package but I ended up just dealing with it inside the .spec file.
bnoordhuis/node@e0bffc4 configure, install: add --mandir configure switch
bnoordhuis/node@63abdfe configure, install: add --libdir configure switch
bnoordhuis/node@2d3cebe install: prepare for configurable libdir/mandir
ryanpcmcquen commentedon Jan 19, 2015
There was already an issue for npm that didn't get too far, so I've commented on that instead:
npm/npm#1112
ryanpcmcquen commentedon Jan 19, 2015
That one may be too unrelated, I've decided to start a new issue instead:
npm/npm#7166
Trott commentedon Jan 19, 2016
Just pinging some old issues to confirm that they should remain open. Hi. Is this still A Thing?
ryanpcmcquen commentedon Jan 19, 2016
Yeah, this still needs to happen, unfortunately I have not gotten to it. 😞
jbergstroem commentedon Jan 19, 2016
How about we close it and anyone that wants to create the feature can just PR?
ryanpcmcquen commentedon Jan 19, 2016
Works for me. 👍