Override default Application install location?

[imgeorgelin]

Thanks!

I see.  As suggested by the ticket submitter, seems like the only workaround
right now is to use the install_name_tool for now, since I really like to
put everything under Macports' umbrella.  Hopefully the extension pack will
become a port soon.



Ryan Schmidt-24 wrote:
> 
> 
> On Apr 18, 2012, at 21:50, imgeorgelin wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I had been a regular, happy user until I tried to install Virtualbox on
>> my
>> iMac running 10.7.3 Lion. 
>> 
>> The installation of VB itself via Macports went smoothly.  But when I
>> tried
>> to install an extension pack downloaded from VB site, I failed because
>> apparently the extension tried to reference a library stored in
>> /Applications/VirtualBox.app/... but by default, Macports installed it in
>> /Applications/Macports/VirtualBox.app/....  So my question is: 
>> 
>> Can I override the default, say, append something lime
>> "--with-application-dir=..." after the usual "port install virtualbox",
>> so
>> that the final app would be installed in /Applications/? 
>> 
>> I don't want to change the global settings in macports.conf.  And the
>> extension pack is not a port in macports otherwise it would have worked. 
> 
> When you say "an extension pack" to you mean "the extension pack"? I
> thought there was only one.
> 
> I suggest you wait until we add the virtualbox extension pack to MacPorts:
> 
> https://trac.macports.org/ticket/31180
> 
> To answer your question, yes, you can change the applications_dir, but you
> should make that decision when installing MacPorts for the first time,
> before having installed any ports. You would have to install MacPorts from
> source, instead of from the disk image, and you'd have to uninstall and
> reinstall all ports so they get installed to the right locations. Also
> note that if you change applications_dir (or prefix) this way, you will no
> longer be able to benefit from our pre-compiled binary service.
> 
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