Install a library in a diferent adreess?

[Jordon Bedwell]

On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 22:50 -0700, juan hernandez wrote:
> how can i install from source a library with the option make? 4
> example i installed a complement library: libsdl-mixer the lastest
> version library from source using the option:./configure make and make
> install but it is in other adreess =( i have all the library in
> /lib/sdl/  and mixer installed in /lib/local/sdl/ :S  the synaptic
> doesnt has the lastest version
> thank you in advance
> 

Which is where it should be installed if you compiled it yourself, it
just makes management much easier. Anyways, to change the path you would
do prefix. EXP:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local

^ The default prefix on most compiled software.