From: Roland McGrath Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 20:03:48 +0000 (+0000) Subject: . X-Git-Tag: 3.74.1~34 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fa6d6f915004ed0d3ffbb4b5430c870451ef1d29;p=thirdparty%2Fmake.git . --- diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 95d84c82..a2c8722c 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ give `configure' the option `--exec-prefix=PATH', the package will use PATH as the prefix for installing programs and libraries. Documentation and other data files will still use the regular prefix. + In addition, if you use an unusual directory layout you can give +options like `--bindir=PATH' to specify different values for particular +kinds of files. Run `configure --help' for a list of the directories +you can set and what kinds of files go in them. + If the package supports it, you can cause programs to be installed with an extra prefix or suffix on their names by giving `configure' the option `--program-prefix=PREFIX' or `--program-suffix=SUFFIX'.