On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 6:14 AM, Dmitrij S. Kryzhevich <kryzhev(a)ispms.ru>
wrote:
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Alexander Ploumistos
> <alex.ploumistos(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am a little confused by the beginning of the %install section, could
>> you
>> please explain the syntax of the first line?
>> (%make_install INSTALL="install -p")
>>
>
> It essentially expands out to:
> %{__make} install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL="install -p"
>
> Previously, it was set to `make install INSTALL="install -p"
> DESTDIR=%{buildroot}`, which is essentially the same thing. I just
> chose to use the %make_install macro to be consistent with my usage of
> %make_build (which is `%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}`).
>
I'm sorry but may be the corresponding Bugzilla ticket is a better place
for this conversation?
I thought at the time that it would make more sense to ask on the mailing
list, given the nature of the question.
Anyway, thank you all for your input.