Re: Why does ./configure not set prefix and exec_prefix?

[Mike Castle]

On Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 03:14:13PM +0200, Akim Demaille wrote:
> IOW, what's the point of being able to change prefix at make time?
> Why not just at configure?

make prefix=/path/to/install install

Ie, you want to install into a different area then your built for.

Or, you are developing code/bug hunting, and you want to build for, say
/usr/local/test instead of /usr/local.

mrc
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