installed directory important (--prefix=)

[Ian Lance Taylor]

kevin diggs <diggskevin38@gmail.com> writes:

> Occasionally during a build I notice arguments that have the installed
> path in them. Does this mean that the installed directory can't be
> changed after installation without mucking something up?

You can copy the installed tree as a whole to a different location.  The
remembered prefix will be adjusted based on where the binary finds
itself.

Ian