> +Depending on the package, the default directory layout chosen during
> +...@command{configure} can be altered during subsequent execution of
> +...@command{make}.
>
> A `make install FOO=VAL' should never alter anything in the build
> directory. The problem is if you pass --bindir=/foo to configure, and
> then do `make install prefix=/bar', the files installed in bindir will
> be installed in /foo, and not /bar as the user might have exepcted;
> this is why passing prefix to `make install' is a bad idea.
Agreed - which is why I went on to say this in the same paragraph:
+However, some programs need to know at
+compile time where files will be installed, so the user should ensure
+that the same directory choice is made for both @samp{make all} and
+...@samp{make install}.
Any suggestions on how to improve the wording to make this point
more explicit?
I will try to think of something--please give me a day or two, I don't
like the current wording since it indirectly contradicts the GCS, and
is very unclear.
Thanks for mentioning V=0 and --disable-silent-rules, I didn't know
about that!
