Michael Zintakis <michael.zintakis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> That is supposed to work, yes. You'll have to see if it really does >> work.... >> > Thanks Ian. So, in other words the prefix value is only used during > installation and then "forgotten" about, right? It's not forgotten. It remains the default. But gcc will also try to find the associated libraries, header files, etc., based on the location of the gcc executable itself. Ian