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@@ -159,13 +159,19 @@ For Linux and OSX, just running `make` in the source directory should do the tri The build process accepts the following parameters, either from the environment or as arguments to the `make` invocation: -| Target | Parameter | Default value | Description | -|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| -| build targets, `install` | `DEFAULT_CFG` | `monster.cfg` | Default configuration file | -| build targets, `install` | `PLUGINS` | Linux/OSX: `./backends/`, Windows: `backends\` | Backend plugin library path | -| `install` | `DESTDIR` | empty | Destination directory for packaging builds | -| `install` | `PREFIX` | `/usr` | Install prefix for binaries | -| `install` | `EXAMPLES` | `$(PREFIX)/share/midimonster` | Install path for example configurations | +| Target | Parameter | Default value | Description | +|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| +| build targets | `DEFAULT_CFG` | `monster.cfg` | Default configuration file | +| build targets | `PLUGINS` | Linux/OSX: `./backends/`, Windows: `backends\` | Backend plugin library path | +| `install` | `PREFIX` | `/usr` | Install prefix for binaries | +| `install` | `DESTDIR` | empty | Destination directory for packaging builds | +| `install` | `DEFAULT_CFG` | empty | Install path for default configuration file | +| `install` | `PLUGINS` | `$(PREFIX)/lib/midimonster` | Destination directory for packaging builds | +| `install` | `EXAMPLES` | `$(PREFIX)/share/midimonster` | Install path for example configurations | + +Note that the same variables may have different default values depending on the target. This implies that +builds that are destined to be installed require those variables to be set to the same value for the +build and `install` targets. Some backends have been marked as optional as they require rather large additional software to be installed, for example the `ola` backend. To create a build including these, run `make full`. |