--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2021-02-17 10:06:29 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ include(ccache)
 
 ## set install variables
 # prefix for systemwide configuration, accompanies CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONF_PREFIX "/etc" CACHE PATH
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONF_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc" CACHE PATH
     "Top-level install path for configuration files. May be given relative to CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.")
 
 set(CONFIGDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONF_PREFIX}/xdg/herbstluftwm")
 set(BINDIR bin)
 set(DATADIR share)
-set(MANDIR ${DATADIR}/man)
+set(MANDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/man)
 set(DOCDIR ${DATADIR}/doc/herbstluftwm)
 set(LICENSEDIR ${DOCDIR}
     CACHE PATH "Install path for license file")
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ set(ZSHCOMPLETIONDIR ${DATADIR}/zsh/site-functions
     CACHE PATH "Install path for zsh completions file")
 set(FISHCOMPLETIONDIR ${DATADIR}/fish/vendor_completions.d
     CACHE PATH "Install path for fish completions file")
-set(BASHCOMPLETIONDIR ${DATADIR}/bash-completion/completions
+set(BASHCOMPLETIONDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc/bash_completion.d
     CACHE PATH "Install path for bash completions file")
 
 ## do the actual work
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ add_subdirectory(share)
 
 ## install everything that was not installed from subdirectories
 install(FILES NEWS DESTINATION ${DOCDIR})
-install(FILES LICENSE DESTINATION ${LICENSEDIR})
-install(DIRECTORY scripts/ DESTINATION ${DOCDIR}/examples USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)
+install(DIRECTORY scripts/ DESTINATION /usr/local/share/examples/herbstluftwm USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)
 
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