From 0cf1b5cee2ca2d924186399324f3609a5d7e57c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Wendling Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 15:54:20 -0500 Subject: [svn-r5395] Purpose: Update Description: Added documentation on how you can install in a different directory than the one you specified during configuration. --- release_docs/INSTALL | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL b/release_docs/INSTALL index be33f35..c3c715c 100644 --- a/release_docs/INSTALL +++ b/release_docs/INSTALL @@ -491,6 +491,15 @@ $ INSTALL="$PWD/bin/install-sh -c" ./configure ... $ make install + If you want to install HDF5 in a location other than the location + specified by the `--prefix=DIR' flag during configuration (or + instead of the default location, `/usr/local'), you can do that + by issuing the command: + + $ make install prefix=NEW_DIR + + where NEW_DIR is the new directory you wish to install HDF5. + The library can be used without installing it by pointing the compiler at the `src' directory for both include files and libraries. However, the minimum which must be installed to make -- cgit v0.12