Python-dependent port install fails when port & Python use PREFIX

[Kris Kennaway]

On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 12:01:24AM -0700, Mike Brown wrote:
> I'm trying to produce the pkg-plist for a new version of the textproc/py-xml 
> port. This is on a fairly minimal FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE system.
> 
> I have not yet installed Python on the system because I want to make sure that 
> the dependency checking works OK. It seems to be having problems, at least 
> when I follow the instructions in chapter 18 of the Porters Handbook.
> 
> When I did the "make depends PREFIX=/var/tmp/py-xml", Python 2.4 was 
> successfully built and installed in the temporary directory tree.
> 
> But when I do the "make install PREFIX=/var/tmp/py-xml", I get the error 
> below. Can someone help? I don't know where to look to figure out where the 
> problem is.

You have to also set LOCALBASE to tell the port where to look for its
already-installed dependencies.

Kris
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