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Diffstat (limited to 'Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx index 05ef8fc..c2197f2 100644 --- a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx +++ b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx @@ -595,7 +595,21 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm) "If \"make install\" is invoked or INSTALL is built" ", this directory is pre-pended onto all install " "directories. This variable defaults to /usr/local" - " on UNIX and c:/Program Files on Windows.",false, + " on UNIX and c:/Program Files on Windows.\n" + "On UNIX one can use the DESTDIR mechanism in order" + " to relocate the whole installation. " + "DESTDIR means DESTination DIRectory. It is " + "commonly used by makefile users " + "in order to install software at non-default location. " + "It is usually invoked like this:\n" + " make DESTDIR=/home/john install\n" + "which will install the concerned software using the" + " installation prefix, e.g. \"/usr/local\" pre-pended with " + "the DESTDIR value which finally gives \"/home/john/usr/local\".\n" + "WARNING: DESTDIR may not be used on Windows because installation" + " prefix usually contains a drive letter like in \"C:/Program Files\"" + " which cannot be pre-pended with some other prefix." + ,false, "Variables That Change Behavior"); cm->DefineProperty |