Install a library in a diferent adreess?

[Tom H]

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:50 AM, juan hernandez <jnherz at gmail.com> 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

If I understand your question, I think that you're looking for the
"--prefix=/some/path" option of "configure".