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From: prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug,gnu.config
Subject: Re: Where to install gnu stuff in the file system?
Summary: Configure via environment variables
Message-ID: <667@maxim.erbe.se>
Date: 7 May 89 20:07:57 GMT
References: <HAM.89Apr25211501@polya.Stanford.EDU> <162@sopwith.UUCP>
Followup-To: gnu.utils.bug
Distribution: gnu
Organization: ERBE DATA AB
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In article <162@sopwith.UUCP>, snoopy@sopwith.UUCP (Snoopy) writes:

> It seems unlikely that everyone will agree on the 'proper' or 'best'
> place to put stuff.  Perhaps we can agree on a standard set of macros
> to use, and then it will be easy to configure the makefile or .h file
> for a particular site.  install.h anyone?

Make that hardwired configuration a default that can be overriden
by using an environment variable. It simplifies things sooo much.
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