> > > > Possibly $(PREFIX)/share/man would be better to make sure that
> > > > PREFIX=/usr is FHS-compliant.  OTOH this would mean that
> > > > PREFIX=/opt/whatever would not be FHS-compliant, since that standard
> > > > specifies /usr/share/man/ but /opt/packagename/man/.
> > > 
> > > I don't think its MakeMaker's job to enforce Linux FHS standards.
> > > Especially if you're not running Linux! :)
> > 
> > Strongly agreed.
> 
> But for operating systems with such standards they should be obeyed.

Not necessarily: if there are site policies they should always win.

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