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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.rst index 86f1944..7bd87d6 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.rst @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Install directory used by :command:`install`. If ``make install`` is invoked or ``INSTALL`` is built, this directory is prepended onto all install directories. This variable defaults to ``/usr/local`` on UNIX and ``c:/Program Files/${PROJECT_NAME}`` on Windows. +See :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT` for how a +project might choose its own default. On UNIX one can use the ``DESTDIR`` mechanism in order to relocate the whole installation. ``DESTDIR`` means DESTination DIRectory. It is |