# Where to install the stuff into (REMOTE_PREFIX gets fixed by the makefile)
PREFIX=$REMOTE_PREFIX
+if echo $PREFIX | egrep '^/' > /dev/null ; then
+ echo "Prefix is an absolute path. Good, it makes configure happy"
+else
+ echo "Change prefix to an absolute path to keep configure happy"
+ PREFIX="$HOME/$PREFIX"
+fi
+echo "(PREFIX=$PREFIX)"
# Where extra libraries are installed (if any)
LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PREFIX/lib"