re PR other/5634 (../configure --prefix=~/... doesn't work)

2003-02-21  Ben Elliston  <bje@redhat.com>

	PR other/5634
	* doc/install.texi (Configuration): Explain using $HOME instead of
	the ~ metacharacter when referring to home directories.

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2003-02-21 Ben Elliston <bje@redhat.com>
PR other/5634
* doc/install.texi (Configuration): Explain using $HOME instead of
the ~ metacharacter when referring to home directories.
2003-02-20 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>
* configure.in (TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT): Set default to

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@file{/usr/local}.
We @strong{highly} recommend against @var{dirname} being the same or a
subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa.
subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa. If specifying a directory
beneath a user's home directory tree, some shells will not expand
@var{dirname} correctly if it contains the @samp{~} metacharacter; use
@env{$HOME} instead.
These additional options control where certain parts of the distribution
are installed. Normally you should not need to use these options.