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PREFIX in README #43

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jwilk opened this issue Jul 30, 2016 · 1 comment
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PREFIX in README #43

jwilk opened this issue Jul 30, 2016 · 1 comment

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jwilk commented Jul 30, 2016

README reads:

You can overload the prefix path by defining the PREFIX environment variable before installing.

$ PREFIX=$HOME make install

However, with the advent of autotools-based build system, this no longer works.
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cemeyer commented Jul 30, 2016 •
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DESTDIR= controls the root under which stuff is installed, at make install time — but if you configured with PREFIX of /usr/local, it'll just go to $DESTDIR/usr/local. Hm.

Maybe we should just specify that you should use the configure argument --prefix.

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