Offer libdir and mandir configure options.

[ryanpcmcquen]

I currently have a SlackBuild in pending for io.js, I am very excited to bring this great project to Slackware!

I would like to request this enhancement to packaging io.js, if feasible ... to get around being unable to change the library and man paths, I currently have this in the Slackware build script:

# Fix man page path.
sed -i 's|share/||' tools/install.py
sed -i '/var manRoot/ s/"share",//' deps/npm/lib/{,un}build.js

# Fix libdir for 64-bit.
sed -i "s|lib/|lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}/|g" tools/install.py
sed -i "s/'lib'/'lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}'/" lib/module.js
sed -i "s|\"lib\"|\"lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}\"|" deps/npm/lib/npm.js

It'd be nice if io.js offered a typical configure flag option like --libdir and --mandir.

Thanks!

[jbergstroem]

I can probably create a patch for this, but as you mention, {,un}build.js and npm.js from npm doesn't seem to be customisable either (just prefix), so you should probably file (with patch if possible) a request over at the npm tracker if one doesn't already exist.

To be honest, I think packagers are in the best position to cater this issue for now.

[bnoordhuis]

FWIW, I have some (old) commits that add --libdir and --mandir switches but I never upstreamed them. I wrote that when I was working on an RPM package but I ended up just dealing with it inside the .spec file.

bnoordhuis/node@e0bffc4 configure, install: add --mandir configure switch
bnoordhuis/node@63abdfe configure, install: add --libdir configure switch
bnoordhuis/node@2d3cebe install: prepare for configurable libdir/mandir

[ryanpcmcquen]

There was already an issue for npm that didn't get too far, so I've commented on that instead:

npm/npm#1112

[ryanpcmcquen]

That one may be too unrelated, I've decided to start a new issue instead:

npm/npm#7166

[Trott]

Just pinging some old issues to confirm that they should remain open. Hi. Is this still A Thing?

[ryanpcmcquen]

Yeah, this still needs to happen, unfortunately I have not gotten to it. 😞

[jbergstroem]

How about we close it and anyone that wants to create the feature can just PR?

[ryanpcmcquen]

Works for me. 👍