[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Installing Freeciv 1.9.0 (PR#235)

[Terry Warner <keerf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Keith,

You might want to try ./configure --prefix=/opt/freeciv before you make it
and make install. I haven't read the readme yet, but that is usually he
best option. Try it and see how it works

-Terry


On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Keith Rhodes wrote:

> I downloaded version 1.9.0 from the ftp site yesterday, and
> compiled it this morning.
> 
> I wanted to install it under /opt. So, I followed the
> instructions in the README file, but I got no joy...
> 
> $ make install --prefix=/opt/freeciv
> make: unrecognized option `--prefix=/opt/freeciv'
> 
> ]$ make -v
> GNU Make version 3.77, by Richard Stallman and Roland
> McGrath.
> Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
>         Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying
> conditions.
> There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
> FITNESS FOR A
> PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> So, I've got one of the right versions of make, yet it won't
> accept this option.
> 
> Oh well, I suppose I can live with freeciv elsewhere, but I
> would have liked to have been able to keep it on my /opt
> partition, along with most other applications.
> 
> 
> Keith Rhodes, ardent Freeciv player.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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