make src in extras/contrib OS X

[simon]

With the current svn version of VLC (27.feb.05)
I get an error if I change the prefix in extras/contrib/config.mak to /usr
I get something like this (don't remeber exactly what was wrong)

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cp -R /usr/share/aclocal/* ../../m4/ ERROR no such file or directory

i fixed it by changing line 1129 extras/contrib/src/Makefile to include the full path to m4

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cp -R $(PREFIX)/share/aclocal/* /Users/simon/Desktop/vlc-svn/vlc-trunk/m4/

How about changing extras/contrib/src/Makefile to include the full path?

btw. I have a G5 optimized build of VLC

[The DJ]

What the hell?
Why would you do that?
It defies the whole purpose of having a self contained environment for vlc's contribs....

What this (aclocal cp -R) does is just make sure that the aclocal files that VLC has in it's own contrib source dir are copied into a directory that VLC has in it's standard aclocal PATH.

[simon]

i thought that if i changed the path to /usr i wouldn't have to install the pakages again if some other app would depend on them.

[The DJ]

correct, but it also contaminates your OSX installation, since you don't know what was installed where. This can lead to unexpected and unconsistent behaviour with other sources.

[simon]

what if i had choosen /usr/local?

This can lead to unexpected and unconsistent behaviour with other sources.

english is not my primary language so does "unconsistent behaviour"="unpredictable behaviour"?
if it does then why does it start to behave like that?