installation shouldn't require root -- and can static libraries me made? about ulfius HOT 8 CLOSED

Hello,

To install ulfius without root access, simply change the PREFIX variable during install, example, to install in /tmp/lib directory:

$ make PREFIX=/tmp install

I've added a static archive build, check the INSTALL.md file for more instructions, let m know if it works fine. I don't need .a archives so I've ran some basic tests but there may be problems left.

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That's right, the ldconfig fail if you're not root but I haven't find a proper command yet, ldconfig -r $(PREFIX) doesn't work all the time and I had too much issues about that.
I'll add a warning in the documentation.

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Did you have time to check the static libraries? I'd like to close this issue soon if possible.

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yder and orcania does not have static libraries, and with the LPGL I'm not using static libraries.

But I definitely want to install as non-root.

${PREFIX}/{lib,include} are not being made if they don't exist.
If you use -ldconfig, you'll harmless fail (instead of:
/sbin/ldconfig
/sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't create temporary cache file /etc/ld.so.cache~: Permission denied
Makefile:51: recipe for target 'install' failed
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1

Also, you aren't versioning the soname -- do you want to break up the VERSION to major/minor (so soname is -soname=libuifius.so.${MAJOR}

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I've added static build for yder and orcania, but I'm not sure about the -ldconfig option, where to put it in the build process. My knowledge is not that deep, sorry.

Can you propose a patch that will fit your needs? It would be better for me to understand.

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I remember about the hyphen now, I used it a while ago and forgot about it. Now orcania, yder and ulfius have a safe ldconfig in the install process in their Makefile.

Thanks for the tip.

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