From 0df736c2a9a7b5ceddd90bfdd6aa991801145a54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Naveen R. Iyer" Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:27:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add clarity for custom path installation install.sysconfdir is another value, in addition to install.prefix, that could be set for custom path installation. Signed-off-by: Naveen R. Iyer --- INSTALL.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index ded0b59fc6c..74fcc58348b 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -79,9 +79,23 @@ See [the rustc-dev-guide for more info][sysllvm]. ./configure ``` - If you plan to use `x.py install` to create an installation, it is - recommended that you set the `prefix` value in the `[install]` section to a - directory: `./configure --set install.prefix=` + If you plan to use `x.py install` to create an installation, you can either + set `DESTDIR` environment variable to your custom directory path: + + ```bash + export DESTDIR= + ``` + + or set `prefix` and `sysconfdir` in the `[install]` section to your custom + directory path: + + ```sh + ./configure --set install.prefix= --set install.sysconfdir= + ``` + + When the `DESTDIR` environment variable is present, the `prefix` and + `sysconfdir` values are combined with the path from the `DESTDIR` + environment variable. 3. Build and install: