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@table @code |
@table @code |
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@item --prefix=@file{/usr/local} |
@item --prefix=@file{/usr/local} |
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All automatic placements for package components will be chosen from |
All automatic placements for package components will be chosen from |
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sensible existing hierarchies below this. Only if no workable |
sensible existing hierarchies below this: directories like @file{man}, |
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placement can be found there, in some cases an alternative search will |
@file{share} and @{bin} are supposed to be directly below @var{prefix}. |
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be made in a prefix deduced from a suitable binary. |
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Only if no workable placement can be found there, in some cases an |
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alternative search will be made in a prefix deduced from a suitable |
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@file{/usr/local} is the default @var{prefix}, intended to be suitable |
@file{/usr/local} is the default @var{prefix}, intended to be suitable |
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for a site-wide installation. If you are packaging this as an |
for a site-wide installation. If you are packaging this as an |