[QPID-5445] Make install writes to OS-reserved location despite setting prefix

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.26
• Fix Version/s: 0.26
• Component/s: C++ Broker, C++ Client

Environment

Fedora 16 x86-64

• Assignee: Darryl Pierce
• Reporter: Justin Ross
• Created: 23/Dec/13 23:42
• Updated: 19/Feb/14 11:30
• Resolved: 02/Jan/14 13:59

Description

The qmfgen install ignores the install prefix. An unprivileged install will fail:

http://people.apache.org/~jross/qpid-cpp-0.26-rc2-make-install-to-prefix.txt

Worse, a privileged install can overwrite system-installed code.