[MPlayer-users] BUG debian building

[Diego Biurrun]

LucaB writes:
 > Hi,  i've some problem building a deb package with the latest mplayer
 > version. I use the follwing lines:

Update CVS and try again, should be fixed now.

 >  $(MAKE) prefix=$(prefix)/usr CONFDIR=$(prefix)/etc/mplayer LIBDIR=$(prefix)/usr/lib DATADIR=$(prefix)/usr/share/mplayer MANDIR=$(prefix)/usr/share/man install
 > 
 > in
 > 
 >  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(prefix) prefix=$(prefix)/usr CONFDIR=$(prefix)/etc/mplayer LIBDIR=$(prefix)/usr/lib DATADIR=$(prefix)/usr/share/mplayer MANDIR=$(prefix)/usr/share/man install
 > 
 > i.e. adding DESTDIR=$(prefix)

Hmm, why exactly is it necessary to add this?

Diego