for example, if the program name is \code{"/usr/local/bin/python"},
the prefix is \code{"/usr/local"}. The returned string points into
static storage; the caller should not modify its value. This
-corresponds to the \code{prefix} variable in the top-level
-\file{Makefile} and the \code{--prefix} argument to the
+corresponds to the \makevar{prefix} variable in the top-level
+\file{Makefile} and the \code{-}\code{-prefix} argument to the
\program{configure} script at build time. The value is available to
Python code as \code{sys.prefix}. It is only useful on \UNIX{}. See
also the next function.
\code{"/usr/local/bin/python"}, the exec-prefix is
\code{"/usr/local"}. The returned string points into static storage;
the caller should not modify its value. This corresponds to the
-\code{exec_prefix} variable in the top-level \file{Makefile} and the
-\code{--exec_prefix} argument to the \program{configure} script at build
-time. The value is available to Python code as
+\makevar{exec_prefix} variable in the top-level \file{Makefile} and the
+\code{-}\code{-exec_prefix} argument to the \program{configure} script
+at build time. The value is available to Python code as
\code{sys.exec_prefix}. It is only useful on \UNIX{}.
Background: The exec-prefix differs from the prefix when platform
for example, if the program name is \code{"/usr/local/bin/python"},
the prefix is \code{"/usr/local"}. The returned string points into
static storage; the caller should not modify its value. This
-corresponds to the \code{prefix} variable in the top-level
-\file{Makefile} and the \code{--prefix} argument to the
+corresponds to the \makevar{prefix} variable in the top-level
+\file{Makefile} and the \code{-}\code{-prefix} argument to the
\program{configure} script at build time. The value is available to
Python code as \code{sys.prefix}. It is only useful on \UNIX{}. See
also the next function.
\code{"/usr/local/bin/python"}, the exec-prefix is
\code{"/usr/local"}. The returned string points into static storage;
the caller should not modify its value. This corresponds to the
-\code{exec_prefix} variable in the top-level \file{Makefile} and the
-\code{--exec_prefix} argument to the \program{configure} script at build
-time. The value is available to Python code as
+\makevar{exec_prefix} variable in the top-level \file{Makefile} and the
+\code{-}\code{-exec_prefix} argument to the \program{configure} script
+at build time. The value is available to Python code as
\code{sys.exec_prefix}. It is only useful on \UNIX{}.
Background: The exec-prefix differs from the prefix when platform