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DESTDIR
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On UNIX one can use the ``DESTDIR`` mechanism in order to relocate the
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whole installation. ``DESTDIR`` means DESTination DIRectory. It is
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commonly used by makefile users in order to install software at
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non-default location. It is usually invoked like this:
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::
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make DESTDIR=/home/john install
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which will install the concerned software using the installation
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prefix, e.g. ``/usr/local`` prepended with the ``DESTDIR`` value which
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finally gives ``/home/john/usr/local``.
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WARNING: ``DESTDIR`` may not be used on Windows because installation
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prefix usually contains a drive letter like in ``C:/Program Files``
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which cannot be prepended with some other prefix.
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