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Bug 5898 - Doing your own configure FAQ doesn't work
Summary: Doing your own configure FAQ doesn't work
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs-user
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Gentoo Linux FAQ (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2002-08-02 05:54 UTC by Martijn Koster
Modified: 2002-10-08 21:02 UTC (History)
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Description Martijn Koster 2002-08-02 05:54:06 UTC
I tried the FAQ's recipe for : 
 
 I want to perform the ./configure step myself. Can I?" 
 
for emacs, but it failed. 
 
The problem is that ebuild.sh's dyn_compile builds a info dir, 
which the qmerge step relies on. If you do the compile yourself, 
then this doesn't get created. 
 
My workaround was to do the "ebuild compile", then ./configure & make, 
then "ebuild qmerge". The resulting flag info in the info dir is then 
incorrect, but at least it works. 
 
Maybe the FAQ should recommend that too, or else list instructions 
of how to perform the missing steps. 
 
As an aside, it might be cleaner to split the "ebuild compile" 
into separate configure/compile steps, such that you can do your 
own configure and then let ebuild do the compiling, .compiled touching, 
build-info making etc.
Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2002-09-14 23:49:48 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1262 ***
Comment 2 Martijn Koster 2002-09-15 06:20:22 UTC
1262 says "there needs to be a simpler way of doing your own configure step",
which is going to take some while to discuss and implement, especially in
light of 6986.

This 5898 says "please update the currently broken FAQ", which would take
little effort and help people out today.

So I don't think it as a duplicate, but a fix that may in future be
superceded by new functionality resulting from 1262 or 6986. And if such
new functionality appears, then the FAQ will still need updating accordingly.
Comment 3 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-10-03 14:06:46 UTC
Is this still a valid bug then?

//ZhEN
Comment 4 Matthew Kennedy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-10-03 20:49:24 UTC
I guess this is a documentation thing
Comment 5 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-10-08 21:02:57 UTC
If this is a duplicate, then I am closing it.

//ZhEN