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| author | Daniel Friesel <derf@finalrewind.org> | 2016-08-28 11:53:01 +0200 |
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| committer | Daniel Friesel <derf@finalrewind.org> | 2016-08-28 11:53:01 +0200 |
| commit | d176368fff6c3083378fb1d727cc6f35a15fabd3 (patch) | |
| tree | e9495df89fc1bb8054572b87b05a5bda01834e4c /README | |
| parent | 141e3a8d45e140f9b2b1ea83cfcae13764e203cb (diff) | |
Only install icons to /usr/share when running make install app=1
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 28 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -28,20 +28,38 @@ Recommended Installation ------------ +For end users: + +$ make +$ sudo make install app=1 + +For package maintainers and users who do not want feh to install its +icons into /usr/share: + $ make $ sudo make install +Explanation: feh ships some icons and an X11 desktop entry, which allow it to +be used from file managers, desktop menus and similar. However, installing +icons to /usr/local/share/... does not seem to work reliable in all cases. +Because of this, when using "make install app=1", feh will install its icons +to /usr/share/..., even though they technically belong into /usr/local. + ZSH Completion for feh is available at <http://git.finalrewind.org/zsh/plain/etc/completions/_feh> Make flags ---------- -Use "make flag=bool", e.g. "make xinerama=0 debug=1" to disable Xinerama -support and get a debug build. +Flags can be used to control the build and installation process, e.g. via "make +flag=bool", "make install flag=bool", or "export flag=bool; make && make +install". For example, "make xinerama=0 debug=1" will disable Xinerama support +and produce a debug build. Available flags are: + * app (default 0) - install icons to /usr/share, regardless of DESTDIR + and PREFIX, and call gtk-update-icon-cache afterwards * cam (default 0) - install deprecated feh-cam und gen-cam-menu scripts * curl (default 1) - use libcurl to view http:// and similar images * debug (default 0) - debug build, enables --debug @@ -52,6 +70,12 @@ Available flags are: So, by default libcurl and Xinerama are enabled, the rest is disabled. +Additionally, the standard variables PREFIX and DESTDIR are supported. +PREFIX (default /usr) controls where the application and its data files +will be installed. It must be set both during "make" and "make install". +DESTDIR (default empty) sets the installation root during "make install". It +is mostly useful for package maintainers. + Note: config.mk is designed so that in most cases, you can set environment variables instead of editing it. E.g.: CFLAGS='-g -Os' make |