On Thu, 2003-07-10 at 13:16, Martin Lesser wrote:
> econf() replaces --datadir with /usr/share. When einstall() is called
> --datadir is changed to ${D}/usr/share but the depending PIXMAPS_DIR is
> not changed to ${D}/usr/share/pixmaps cause it was written to the
> Makefiles in the configure step before.

Do the Makefiles use the variable DESTDIR ? If they do, then use:

make DESTDIR=${D} install || die "install failed"

Otherwise, it could be that a particular variable needs to be set in
addition to einstall (if you choose to use it). You'll have to delve
into the file, find the variable that is set to /usr/share/pixmaps and
override it using something like:

einstall pixmapdir=${D}/usr/share/pixmaps

> What's the recommended and simplest way to fix such issues? The ebuild
> HOWTO did not help me and also the hints in the forums could not help
> me.

The best way of learning is to look at how other ebuilds do it. Maybe
someone can write an ebuild FAQ to document all the tricks that are in
use :)

Cheers,
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