* Makefile Basics:: General conventions for Makefiles.
* Utilities in Makefiles:: Utilities to be used in Makefiles.
* Command Variables:: Variables for specifying commands.
-* Directory Variables:: Variables for installation directories.
* DESTDIR:: Supporting staged installs.
+* Directory Variables:: Variables for installation directories.
* Standard Targets:: Standard targets for users.
* Install Command Categories:: Three categories of commands in the `install'
rule: normal, pre-install and post-install.
$(INSTALL_DATA) libfoo.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libfoo.a
@end example
-The @code{DESTDIR} variable is specified by the user, either to the
-@file{configure} script or, more commonly, on the @code{make} command
-line. For example:
+The @code{DESTDIR} variable is specified by the user on the @code{make}
+command line. For example:
@example
make DESTDIR=/tmp/stage install