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@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ To install aerc locally: # make install +By default, aerc will install config files to directories under `/usr/local/aerc`, +and will search for templates and stylesets in these locations in order: + +- `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/aerc` +- `${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/aerc` +- `/usr/local/share/aerc` +- `/usr/share/aerc` + +At build time it is possible to add an extra location to this list and to use +that location as the default install location for config files by setting the +`PREFIX` option like so: + + # make PREFIX=/custom/location + # make install PREFIX=/custom/location + +This will install templates and other config files to `/custom/location/share/aerc`, +and man pages to `/custom/location/share/man`. This extra location will have lower +priority than the XDG locations but higher than the fixed paths. + ## Contribution Quick Start Anyone can contribute to aerc. First you need to clone the repository and build |