From d4d0c002dc549bd70510776ef75726f9c66a302b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 17:20:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update build instructions with info on --prefix --- INSTALL | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 53e2825..b3906bb 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ desirable at all, type: ./configure --disable-default-complete +An even more common desire is to change the default install location. By default all +configure scripts setup /usr/local as the install "prefix", to change this type: + + ./configure --prefix=/home/troglobit/tmp + +Advanced users are encouraged to read up on --libdir, --mandir, etc. in the GNU +Configure and Build System. + For more available options, type: ./configure --help @@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ To build and install, simply type: make -and +followed by sudo make install