make options

[Jeremy C. Reed]

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Nathan England wrote:

> I'm also looking for some documentation that mentions something about the 
> DESTDIR or prefix options when make install is run. Some places say to use 
> DESTDIR, others say prefix ... ?

What software?

If it is autoconf/automake based, then the "prefix" is the place you want 
to install, such as /usr/local/. The application and its configurations 
are built to know that ${prefix}.  The DESTDIR is used only during the 
installation (never during the build). It is used to do the installation 
of the prefix to a staging directory or other location. By default, you 
always have a "prefix" and the DESTDIR is empty.

 Jeremy C. Reed

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