id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	resolution	keywords	cc
196	add DESTDIR parameter to Haskell Platform installer Makefile	chrisdornan	MtnViewMark	"When packagers install they usually don't want to install the prepared files but to install into a staging area for packaging. This is usually done by specifying a DESTDIR paramater to 'make install':

    make DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} install

It would be nice if the haskell platform installer could do this.

At the moment I am patching the scripts/install.sh to look out for a DESTDIR file and use the specified directory as the root if it is specified. The package installation scripts get passed back to the installer in $(DESTDIR)/load (see attached script). I am not not necessarily advocating this organization but just use it myself because it keeps the patch restricted to install.sh. I submit it in case somebody else would find it useful."	enhancement	assigned	minor	2013.2.0.0	Generic source tarball