id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	mlocked
8973	Perl bindings may be installed to directory not in @INC	sphery	beirdo	"Since [25450], the MythTV Perl bindings are always installed into the MythTV install prefix, even on systems where that location is not a part of the Perl @INC (see, for example, http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/452749#452749 ).  Forcing the MythTV prefix to be passed to the Perl bindings prevents users on such systems from modifying the install location.

If, instead, we remove the PREFIX from the Makefile and use the --perl-config-opts argument added by [25450] to /allow/ users to configure the Perl bindings install location, any user could ensure they go wherever is appropriate, but Perl would, by default, do something reasonable.  For example, using something like:

 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --perl-config-opts=""PREFIX=/usr/local""

would allow a user to install MythTV and the Perl bindings into the /usr/local hierarchy (or, similar for an install into HOME directories or other directories), even if the system Perl would have chosen to install the Perl bindings into /usr, instead.  This way, we would trust Perl to do the right thing by default, but allow users to override Perl's configuration, when appropriate.

Attached patch allows use of --perl-config-opts for specifying Perl bindings install prefix, as above.
"	defect	closed	minor	0.24	Bindings - Perl	Master Head	medium	fixed			0