From 6921270c777c67a42393ea8f3ac16a45f7f960f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Eastep Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:08:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify DESTDIR Signed-off-by: Tom Eastep --- docs/Install.xml | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/Install.xml b/docs/Install.xml index 860ba265a..8f18094cc 100644 --- a/docs/Install.xml +++ b/docs/Install.xml @@ -693,6 +693,12 @@ a product for Debian into the /tmp/package directory: DESTDIR=/tmp/package ./install.sh shorewallrc.debian + + When DESTDIR is specified, the installers treat $DESTDIR as the + root of the filesystem tree. In other words, the created installation + is only runnable if one chroots to $DESTDIR. Please note that the + uninstall.sh scripts cannot uninstall a configuration installed with + non-empty DESTDIR.
@@ -731,7 +737,7 @@ The above shorewallrc creates a runnable configuration in /usr/local/shorewall-custom. It is triggered by adding SANDBOX to the shorewallrc file -- any non-empty value for that variable will prevent - the installer from replacing the current main configuraiton. + the installer from replacing the current main configuraiton.