Re: when using --prefix tag

["Phil Conan" <philconan hotmail com>]

> From: Mark Hatle <fray@mvista.com>
> Reply-To: rpm-list@redhat.com
> To: rpm-list@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: when using --prefix tag
> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:26:32 -0500
>
> Phil Conan wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > is there any way to determine whether a user has used the --prefix tag.
> > What I want to do is sed a file with the prefix information if the user
> > choses to relocate the package.
> >
> > this is using redhat 7.3 and rpm 4.0.4
> >
> > thanks,
> > Phil
>
> Are you refering to in a post (pre) install script?  Or after the user has 
> installed?

I have a script which needs to be sourced, by the user, once the rpm is 
installed.
I need to edit that script depending on where the user installs the rpm.  
The scriplet you`ve included should work although i would have to include it 
in pre, no?

> If you are refering to a post install script, this little scriptlet might 
> be what you need:
>
> if [ "${RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX}" = "%{prefix}" ] ; then
>   # User has not use --prefix
> else
>   # User has used prefix
> fi
>
> (or you can just always use RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX if you are doing something 
> like setting up configuration files.)
>
> --Mark
>
>
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