On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:01:08 +0200 Liviu Andronic <landronimirc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:31 AM, <tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:10:01 +0200 > > Liviu Andronic <landronimirc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> In the package that I'm distributing in my Ubuntu PPA I notice the > >> following issue: the path advertised for the help file is different > >> from the one actually attempted when hitting the 'view' button in the > >> About dialogue. (See attached screenshot.) The actual file is located > >> in this installation at: /usr/share/doc/emelfm2/USAGE.gz > >> > >> Is this a known issue? Regards, > > > > No, it just indicates a mismatch between the "PREFIX" used to build, and > > the one used in the package. > > > What could trigger this mismatch? I use > $(MAKE) PREFIX=/usr $(MAKEOPTS) > > and then > $(MAKE) install PREFIX=$(CURDIR)/debian/emelfm2/usr/ > $(MAKE) install_i18n PREFIX=$(CURDIR)/debian/emelfm2/usr/ > > Both point to the '/usr' path. And the actual help files end up in the > package at /usr/share/doc/emelfm2/ . So what would confuse emelFM2 > into trying to access the help files at /usr/local ? Nothing. It's hard-coded, according to the build-time PREFIX. If it's looking for help files in /usr/local, you've somehow mingled files built with that PREFIX. Regards Tom -- Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to emelfm2-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field or by logging into the web interface.