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From rpm-list-admin@freshrpms.net  Wed Aug 14 11:00:34 2002

> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? it's like make doesn't take
> the PREFIX override... It's crazy. I don't get it...
Well, first you need to look at the Makefile.PL to see if it uses the
PREFIX you're trying to pass to it or not. Maybe you'll need to "override"
Second, the "%makeinstall" macro automatically overrides many common values
like "prefix=" or "datadir=", so it's completely redundant with the
"PREFIX=" you're passing to it. Take a look at the "Makefile" you have at
that point to see how the "install" target is, and what it uses.
Last, as Chris suggested, you can take a look at an existing package, like

No, hits=-2.7 required=7.0
	tests=KNOWN_MAILING_LIST,ONLY_COST,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,
	      USER_AGENT_PINE
	version=2.40-cvs

No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0
	tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,KNOWN_MAILING_LIST,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,
	      SIGNATURE_SHORT_DENSE
	version=2.50-cvs

O utensils of the world --
I wonder if it is possible to reverse-engineer the Reed-Solomon
error-correcting codes to create a bytestream such that, when burned
onto a CD, you can make out a picture in the diffraction pattern?
I suppose this is a modern equivalent to line-printer artwork; I was
imagining using a CD-RW drive to use the outer track, say, to spell out
the disc title, creation time, etc. It would sure beat feeding CDs
through a laser printer :-)
Rohit