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@@ -10,21 +10,7 @@ See :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT` for how a
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project might choose its own default.
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On UNIX one can use the ``DESTDIR`` mechanism in order to relocate the
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-whole installation. ``DESTDIR`` means DESTination DIRectory. It is
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-commonly used by makefile users in order to install software at
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-non-default location. It is usually invoked like this:
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-::
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- make DESTDIR=/home/john install
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-
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-which will install the concerned software using the installation
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-prefix, e.g. ``/usr/local`` prepended with the ``DESTDIR`` value which
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-finally gives ``/home/john/usr/local``.
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-
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-WARNING: ``DESTDIR`` may not be used on Windows because installation
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-prefix usually contains a drive letter like in ``C:/Program Files``
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-which cannot be prepended with some other prefix.
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+whole installation. See :envvar:`DESTDIR` for more information.
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The installation prefix is also added to :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH`
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so that :command:`find_package`, :command:`find_program`,
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