Use this, for example, to do

rm -rf /opt/git

make prefix=/opt/git install

make symlinkprefix=/usr/local prefix=/opt/git install-symlinks

---

 Makefile |    9 ++++++++-

 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile

index 73b487f..df2fe8d 100644

--- a/Makefile

+++ b/Makefile

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ ALL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)

 STRIP ?= strip
 prefix = $(HOME)

+symlinkprefix = /usr/local

 bindir = $(prefix)/bin

 gitexecdir = $(bindir)

 sharedir = $(prefix)/share

@@ -996,7 +997,13 @@ install-doc:

 quick-install-doc:

 	$(MAKE) -C Documentation quick-install
-

+# The somewhat strange looking lines start with an ignored $(MAKE) in

+# order to be executed also in make -n calls.

+install-symlinks:

+	@: $(MAKE) && cd '$(prefix_SQ)' && find . -mindepth 1 -type d ! \( -iname 'git*' -prune -exec echo rm -rf '$(symlinkprefix)/{}' \; \) -exec echo $(INSTALL) -m 755 -d '$(symlinkprefix)/{}' \;

+	@cd '$(prefix_SQ)' && find . -mindepth 1 -type d ! \( -iname 'git*' -prune -exec rm -rf '$(symlinkprefix)/{}' \; \) -exec $(INSTALL) -m 755 -d '$(symlinkprefix)/{}' \;

+	@: $(MAKE) && cd '$(prefix_SQ)' && find . -mindepth 1 \( -type d -iname 'git*' -prune -o ! -type d \) -exec echo ln -snf '$(prefix_SQ)/{}' '$(symlinkprefix)/{}' \;

+	@cd '$(prefix_SQ)' && find . -mindepth 1 \( -type d -iname 'git*' -prune -o ! -type d \) -exec ln -snf '$(prefix_SQ)/{}' '$(symlinkprefix)/{}' \;
 ### Maintainer's dist rules
--

1.5.3.rc2.41.gb47b1
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Sometime about now you'll need to define $(FIND) or even $(GNUFIND)

for find. There are proprietary systems where find is not available or

does not do what you want it to. There is often a gfind installed somewhere

on these systems.

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Hi,
You mean
	This target allows you to have git installed in one location,

	and have symbolic links to all of the programs installed in

	another	location.  For example, if git was installed to /opt/git

	with
		make prefix=/opt/git install
	you can install symbolic links in /usr/local/bin with
		make symlinkprefix=/usr/local prefix=/opt/git \

			install-symlinks
Hmm.  Why not install it with a proper package manager in the correct

place to begin with?  Somehow I find so many symbolic links ugly.
Ciao,

Dscho
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Seeing this excellent explantion from Dscho, this sound exactly like a

perfect use case for xstow [1].
It allows you to install your application into e.g. /usr/local/stow/git

and by running 'xstow git' in /usr/local/stow it would create all the

necessary links in /usr/local/{bin,share,doc} or any other place you

want.
-Peter
[1]: http://xstow.sourceforge.net/

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