TimoLassmann/samstat

install in non-standard location

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splaisan commented

Hi

Since I want to deploy this on a shared server, I need to install samstat away from the /usr/... standard location but since there is no ./configure (allowing me to set --prefix=/opt/biotools/samstat), I cannot set the DESTDIR to where I need it.
Is there a way to do this with the current install code?

Having samstat in bioconda would really be a plus for deployment in dockers and more.

thanks in advance

splaisan commented

OK,I think I found it:

replace cmake .. by cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/biotools/samstat .. then run make && make install

creates a bin folder in /opt/biotools/samstat and puts the executable in it

cheers

TimoLassmann commented

Alternatively, you can also manually copy the samstat executable to /opt/biotools/samstat

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splaisan commented

True but means I have installed with sudo which is not an option here. And risking to creates other files elsewhere in the process, var-lib, share etc.
Happy I could add the destdir argument, it all works now. thanks for the great tool

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TimoLassmann commented

Makes sense - I'll add a section on non-standard install locations in the next release.