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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/7] Add hierarchical support to make install
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On 09/18/2015 11:33 PM, Mario Carrillo wrote:
> DPDK package lacks of a mechanism to install libraries, headers
> applications and kernel modules to a file system tree.
>
> This patch set allows to install files according to the next
> proposal:
> http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/file-hierarchy.html
>
> By adding a parameter H=1 (hierarchy-file) to makefile system, it is
> possible to do the next steps
>
> make config T=TARGET
> make
> make install H=1
>
> and files will be installed on the proper directory. Also you can use
> the DESTDIR variable.

Thanks for working on this!

My 5c is that I'd rather see "make install" do the right thing (as in, 
behave like a normal OSS project) by default instead of requiring some 
obscure additional parameter (which almost nobody will then find) to 
activate it.

	- Panu -