Multiple ports installations

[markd at macports.org]

Simon Ruderich <simon at ruderich.com> writes:
>> I'm trying to install multiple ports installations for testing purposes
>> but it doesn't work.
>> 
>> First I installed a port installation with the normal ./configure &&
>> make .. procedure and then another port with ./configure
>> --prefix=/opt-test. But now the first port installation also loads the
>> files from the second one and I can't have two separate installations.
>> 
>> How can I fix this?
>> 
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Simon
>
>Just if anybody else is trying to do this. I figured it out and it works
>with the following command:
>
>./configure --prefix=NEW_PREFIX --with-tclpackage=NEW_TCLPATH
>
>NEW_PREFIX must be different then /opt/local (if you used the default
>install) and NEW_TCLPATH must differ from /Library/Tcl.
>
>Also be sure to use $PATH without /opt/local/bin (default install) or
>./configure will fail. I think the best is the default path:
>
>PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

Is this worth writing a FAQ entry for?

Mark