I have used Samba for a few years but I'm new to version 2.x. I can't find any information documenting or explaining the options in the ./configure program except the limited info in the help output. "./configure --help" (I searched the man pages, Docs, digest, FAQ, etc.) Please define the use of the following options: (or point me to the documentation) --build=BUILD configure for building on BUILD [BUILD=HOST] --host=HOST configure for HOST [guessed] --target=TARGET Can I enter any text for any of these? Does Samba really use this info to determine what host it's running on for networking issues, etc.? After it's compiled, I will tar it up and install it on many servers. All the servers are Sun Sparc's running 2.6 of various types. (ie: E250's-E4500's) Any issues?? I have done for versions previous to Samba 2.x without problems. ----------- Secondly, please confirm the following: As an end result, I wish to have Samba installed in /opt/samba All of it's directories and files will be under this base directory. I'm using the following command string: (Will the backslashes work as usual?) ./configure --prefix=/opt/samba --exec-prefix=/opt/samba \ --build=ACECOMM --with-privatedir=/opt/samba/private \ --with-lockdir=/opt/samba/var/locks \ --with-swatdir=/opt/samba/swat Are the only options that I must change? (therefore, the "make install" will use these locations?) Thanks, David
Still looking for some help, please........ I have not seen a reply in the digest. David Touster wrote:> I have used Samba for a few years but I'm new to version 2.x. > > I can't find any information documenting or explaining the options in the configure program except the limited > info in the help output. "./configure --help" (I searched the man pages, Docs, digest, FAQ, etc.) > > Please define the use of the following options: (or point me to the documentation) > --build=BUILD configure for building on BUILD [BUILD=HOST] > --host=HOST configure for HOST [guessed] > --target=TARGET > > Can I enter any text for any of these? Does Samba really use this info to determine what host it's running on > for networking issues, etc.? After it's compiled, I will tar it up and install it on many servers. All the > servers are Sun Sparc's running 2.6 of various types. (ie: E250's-E4500's) Any issues?? I have done for > versions previous to Samba 2.x without problems. > > ----------- > > Secondly, please confirm the following: > > As an end result, I wish to have Samba installed in /opt/samba > All of it's directories and files will be under this base directory. > > I'm using the following command string: (Will the backslashes work as usual?) > > ./configure --prefix=/opt/samba --exec-prefix=/opt/samba \ > --build=ACECOMM --with-privatedir=/opt/samba/private \ > --with-lockdir=/opt/samba/var/locks \ > --with-swatdir=/opt/samba/swat > > Are these the only options that I must change? (therefore, the "make install" will use these locations?) > > Thanks, > David
David Touster wrote:> > Please define the use of the following options: (or point me to the documentation) > --build=BUILD configure for building on BUILD [BUILD=HOST] > --host=HOST configure for HOST [guessed] > --target=TARGETJust run ./configure --prefix=<install directory> Things like lock directory, etc... can be specified in smb.conf. No need to specify build, host, etc... jerry ________________________________________________________________________ Gerald ( Jerry ) Carter Engineering Network Services Auburn University jerry@eng.auburn.edu http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/cartegw "...a hundred billion castaways looking for a home." - Sting "Message in a Bottle" ( 1979 )