[patch] add libexec to configure.in

[David Zeuthen]

On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 21:17 +0000, Richard Hughes wrote:
> I normally compile hal with ./configure --prefix=/home/hughsie/hal
> 

I just use /usr/local.

> With this configuration I get
> 
> 21:07:03.702 [E] util.c:565: Couldn't spawn 'hald-probe-input'
> err=Failed to execute child process "hald-probe-input" (No such file or
> directory)!
> 
> Unless I export PATH=$PATH:/home/hughsie/hal/libexec
> 
> before running ./hald.
> 
> Is this the desired behavior?

You should use the run-hald.sh script in hald/ since it set's up the
PATH to use the addons/probers/callouts/fdi-files from your local tree.
You also want, probably, to run this as root. I've just put a
debug-hald.sh script there as well to make it easier to use gdb.

For packaging, packagers need to ensure that the $PATH is right when
starting hald.

> I've also attached a patch that adds libexec to configure.in, and I
> wondered if hal_util_helper_invoke() should use the libexec path
> directly.

I've committed this, thanks.

David


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