Re: Installing IDS.2000 on Redhat

Posted in 2000

allenj — Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:30:01 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

How about a symbolic link? ln -s /opt/informix/<version> /opt/informix Allen Steve Romankiw wrote: > > Is there a way to override the default destination directory for the > install of SERVER/IDS.RPM? > > It appears that the default directory is /opt/informix. I would like to > change this to /opt/informix/<version>. > > Any ideas? > > -- > Steve Romankiw > Chubb / Executive Risk > 82 Hopmeadow Street > Simsbury, CT 06070

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Thomas Parsli — 11 Apr 2000 17:40:59 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

allenj <allenj@ndr.com> writes: > How about a symbolic link? > > ln -s /opt/informix/<version> /opt/informix > > Allen > > Steve Romankiw wrote: > > > > Is there a way to override the default destination directory for the > > install of SERVER/IDS.RPM? > > > > It appears that the default directory is /opt/informix. I would like to > > change this to /opt/informix/<version>. > > > > Any ideas? RTFM (man rpm that is;) --prefix <path> This sets the installation prefix to <path> for relocatable packages. --relocate <oldpath>=<newpath> For relocatable packages, translates the files that would be put in <oldpath> to <newpath>. You might have to fix some scripts though... Thomas