Re: include search path doesn't include $(prefix)/include?

[Paul D. Smith]

%% Steve Byan <address@hidden> writes:

  sb> The gnu make manual states that make will search the
  sb> prefix/include directory as part of the search path for the
  sb> include directive, where "prefix" is in italics. I interpreted
  sb> this to mean that the value of the variable "prefix" is
  sb> substituted for the italicized "prefix", and the resulting path
  sb> becomes part of the search path.

No.  If it meant the make variable prefix, it would have said $(prefix)
or ${prefix}.

  sb> Would someone please explain what the make manual is trying to say 
  sb> about "prefix/include"? Thanks.

It's the value of the --prefix option that was used when GNU make was
configured and compiled.  Unless you changed it, it's '/usr/local'.

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