Clarify use of prefix

diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex b/docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex
index 2a0eaefc682d677058efca69997d347a938fa374..f317f579cd362d72391b1bf5dd79efac0d63719d 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex
+++ b/docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex
@@ -702,7 +702,10 @@ customize your installation.
    This option is meant to allow you to direct where the architecture
    independent files should be placed.  However, we find this a somewhat
    vague concept, and so we have not implemented this option other than
-   what ./configure does by default.  As a consequence, we suggest that
+   to use any explicit prefix that you may define.  If you do not
+   explicitly specify a prefix, Bacula's configure routine will not use
+   the default value that ./configure --help prints.
+   As a consequence, we suggest that
    you avoid it. We have provided options that allow you to explicitly
    specify the directories for each of the major categories of installation
    files.