%configure assuming in-source-tree builds

Peter Jones pjones at redhat.com
Mon Jun 23 14:39:49 UTC 2008


Michel Salim wrote:
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> Michel Salim wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Some upstream developers recommend that their software (thinking of LLVM
>> and PLT Scheme, but there must be others) *not* be configured and built
>> at the top-level source directory (typically recommending using build/,
>> object/ or some such).
>>
>> When this is needed, currently the Fedora packager has to revert to
>> calling the configure script directly, foregoing the %configure macro,
>> and copying as much of the configure settings by hand. Would it be a
>> desirable feature to, say, be able to declare
>>
> Thanks to Michael and Mamoru -- should these be listed in our packaging
> guidelines?

I'd really rather see something like your initial suggestion.

-- 
   Peter




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