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| author | Naveen R. Iyer <iyernaveenr@gmail.com> | 2024-09-28 20:27:51 -0500 |
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| committer | Naveen R. Iyer <iyernaveenr@gmail.com> | 2024-10-06 07:37:00 -0500 |
| commit | 0df736c2a9a7b5ceddd90bfdd6aa991801145a54 (patch) | |
| tree | b1f2909335b95f3bb2d6ba191d9385021edfb1e6 /INSTALL.md | |
| parent | ed04567ba1d5956d1080fb8121caa005ce059e12 (diff) | |
| download | rust-0df736c2a9a7b5ceddd90bfdd6aa991801145a54.tar.gz rust-0df736c2a9a7b5ceddd90bfdd6aa991801145a54.zip | |
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 <iyernaveenr@gmail.com>
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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=<path>` + 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=<path> + ``` + + or set `prefix` and `sysconfdir` in the `[install]` section to your custom + directory path: + + ```sh + ./configure --set install.prefix=<path> --set install.sysconfdir=<path> + ``` + + 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: |