[plt-scheme] DrScheme installation problem

On Tuesday 21 January 2003 05:03, Matthew Flatt wrote:
> At Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:15:01 +0100, Tim Kynerd wrote:
> > Make install fails immediately, printing the following text:
> >
> > if [ ! -d /usr/local/plt ] ; then mkdir /usr/local/plt ; fi
> > cp -p -r ./../collects /usr/local/plt/.
> > cp: `./../collects' and `/usr/local/plt/./collects' are the same
> > file make: *** [copytree] Error 1
> >
> > Of course, 'cp' is absolutely correct: since I'm running make
> > install in /usr/local/plt/src, ./../collects is
> > /usr/local/plt/collects, and /usr/local/plt/./collects is also
> > /usr/local/plt/collects.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> The install process goes wrong when the --prefix dir is the same as
> the build dir.
>
> To avoid the problem, re-configure as follows: don't use --prefix,
> but do run configure using the absolute path
> `/usr/local/plt/src/configure'.

Thanks, Matthew -- worked like a charm!

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