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> Here's something I wondered for years, but never eared to ask. The
> README says

> "Do not say "make install".  I repeat, do *NOT* say "make install".  If
> you say "make install" and then complain about things not working,
> I'll be very annoyed."

> Why not simply remove the 'install' rule, then? (Or, you know, fix it
> *duck*).

Not that I care a lot either way, but after setting the directories for my environment with configure, make install works exactly as expected for me.

-- 
Dave Goldberg
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