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+If you want to override /usr/local as the default prefix
+(which means /usr/local/include would have the header file and
+/usr/local/lib would have the library files), then run
+make, make install and make uninstall (to build, to
+install and uninstall respectively - you need it for
+all three as I explain below) :
+
+make PREFIX=/tmp
+make PREFIX=/tmp install
+make PREFIX=/tmp uninstall
+
+The last two will of course have to be done
+as root if you need permissions to write to
+the directory (for /tmp you wouldn't unless
+the files already existed by someone else and
+you didn't have permission).
+
+In any case, the above would install header file
+under '/tmp/include' and the library file(s) under
+'/tmp/lib'.
+
+If you want to know the technical details as to why
+you have to (when overriding the install location)
+specify PREFIX= even when building, see the FAQ
+file (summary: it makes it easier for you when linking
+in the shared library).
+
+A word of caution to those overriding prefix :
+--
+You are more than welcome to disregard this but I feel
+it is something I should bring up. If you do override
+the prefix I strongly recommend you do not specify
+'/usr'. Why one might ask. The typical way is
+that user-compiled programs/libraries/etc. go under
+'/usr/local' (other times '/opt'). This has multiple
+benefits: you keep '/usr' clean and if you have a
+package manager then it makes it easy to say:
+"The only files under /usr/include and /usr/lib are
+those that belong to a package."
+In other words it is easier to maintain integrity
+and verify everything. Most important of it all
+(aside the security implications) is this:
+You have less chance of name clashes. If there ever
+is a package that installs to /usr and it includes
+the files (maybe a package for AngelScript) then you
+will have issues.
+--
+
+Lastly: I don't have a way to test the phone builds
+so I cannot verify the build process (it really
+depends on the environment and architecture, like
+most things); I'm an old-timer that hates the
+"smart" trend (besides: it is a horrible misuse
+of the world 'smart').
+
+CONTACT:
+If you have any questions or concerns, by all
+means have Andreas contact me (at this time I
+don't have an email I feel okay sharing - if it
+seems this is of use to others I will likely
+create an email on my server for this very
+purpose). For now Andreas can forward the
+message to me.