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GNU Build System: prefix

The prefix determines under which directory files are installed (make install). The default is /usr/local.

This default can be overwritten with the AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT macro in configure.ac.

When invoking ./configure, the default or value set with AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT can again be overwritten with:

$ → ./development/GNU/toolchain/Build-System/configure --prefix=/path/to/another/directory