%% Steve Byan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
sb> The gnu make manual states that make will search the
sb> prefix/include directory as part of the search path for the
sb> include directive, where "prefix" is in italics. I interpreted
sb> this to mean that the value of the variable "prefix" is
sb> substituted for the italicized "prefix", and the resulting path
sb> becomes part of the search path.
No. If it meant the make variable prefix, it would have said $(prefix)
or ${prefix}.
sb> Would someone please explain what the make manual is trying to say
sb> about "prefix/include"? Thanks.
It's the value of the --prefix option that was used when GNU make was
configured and compiled. Unless you changed it, it's '/usr/local'.
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