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Date:      Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:34:10 -0500
From:      Doug Poland <doug@polands.org>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Modifying a port for local use
Message-ID:  <20020828163410.A1930@polands.org>

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Hello,

I want to modify a port ( squirrelmail-1.2.7 ) for use on my system.  The
issue is where the port is installed.  The Makefile lets the ports system
install into /usr/local.  However, I want it installed into /data/www.  

After looking at /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.ports.mk it looked as simple as 
redefining PREFIX= in the Makefile.  I also want the the directory created
to reflect the PORTVERSION.  So I hack the Makefile by adding/modifying:

PREFIX=/data/www

do-install:
        ${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/squirrelmail-${PORTVERSION}
        ${CP} -R ${WRKSRC}/* ${PREFIX}/squirrelmail-${PORTVERSION}
        ${CHOWN} -R www:www ${PREFIX}/squirrelmail-${PORTVERSION}/data   

After I do a make install, the port is installed in the appropriate
locatation, but in ${PREFIX} are a bunch of new directories {bin,etc,
include,info,lib,libdata,libexec,man,sbin,share,}.

When I attempt a pkg_delete or make deinstall, I get a bunch of messages
about files that don't exists.  Examination reveals that the delete process
is not honoring my squirrelmail-${PORTVERSION} hack.

So, how am I supposed to change a port so it installs and deinstalls outside
the /usr/local directory structure?


-- 
Regards,
Doug

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