Cross-compile: How to install with one prefix, and deploy with a different prefix?

Question

I\'m trying to cross-compile some applications for an alternative architecture.

My typical procedure is as follows:

1. Download and untar source into /var/sou

Answer 1

I had a similar problem, but I was cross-compiling and wanted to install to the root directory of my device. In this case I specified:

make install DESTDIR=