Added section about using DESTDIR and INSTALL_ROOT.

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Karl Waclawek 2007-05-11 18:30:17 +00:00
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@ -95,6 +95,19 @@ instructions (after having run "make distclean"):
4. Run "make installlib" (which installs the library only).
Or, if step 2 was omitted, run "make installlib LIBRARY=libexpatw.la".
Using DESTDIR or INSTALL_ROOT is enabled, with INSTALL_ROOT being the default
value for DESTDIR, and the rest of the make file using only DESTDIR.
It works as follows:
$ make install DESTDIR=/path/to/image
overrides the in-makefile set DESTDIR, while both
$ INSTALL_ROOT=/path/to/image make install
$ make install INSTALL_ROOT=/path/to/image
use DESTDIR=$(INSTALL_ROOT), even if DESTDIR eventually is defined in the
environment, because variable-setting priority is
1) commandline
2) in-makefile
3) environment
Note for Solaris users: The "ar" command is usually located in
"/usr/ccs/bin", which is not in the default PATH. You will need to
add this to your path for the "make" command, and probably also switch