From aa74c4522c4d8119faeca4a7fe91c0e4eb188555 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:17:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify use of prefix --- docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex b/docs/manuals/en/main/install.tex index 2a0eaefc..f317f579 100644 --- 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. -- 2.39.5