Path to config files in manpages

[Damien Miller]

On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Christian Kurz wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I just noticed that the path to some config files in the manpages get's
> replaced during the build of the debian package with the pathes which
> are used during the build. This is not good, since the path will not be
> the same for the enduser, who installs the deb. Is it intented that the
> pathes in the manpage get generated during compilation and should I know
> generate a script for debian to fix them?

The paths for the manpages are fixed up at build time based on the 
options given to configure. If you are installing under a fake root 
for the purposes of packaging (rpm, deb, etc) then configure and build 
with the final filesystem paths, but override them when you install
under the fake root.

Have a look at the Redhat spec file for how I do it.

-d

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