1.1 --- a/docs/overview.txt	Thu Nov 13 17:55:16 2008 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/docs/overview.txt	Sun Nov 16 21:55:46 2008 +0000
     1.3 @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     1.4    The hacker's way
     1.5    Shell completion
     1.6    Contributed code
     1.7 +  Preparing for packaging
     1.8  Configuring crosstool-NG
     1.9    Interesting config options
    1.10    Re-building an existing toolchain
    1.11 @@ -191,6 +192,17 @@
    1.12  version of crosstool-ng, or that it will work at all. Use contributions at
    1.13  your own risk.
    1.14  
    1.15 +Preparing for packaging |
    1.16 +------------------------+
    1.17 +
    1.18 +If you plan on packaging crosstool-NG, you surely don't want to install it
    1.19 +in your root file system. The install procedure of crosstool-NG honors the
    1.20 +DESTDIR variable:
    1.21 +
    1.22 +  ./configure --prefix=/usr
    1.23 +  make
    1.24 +  make DESDTDIR=/packaging/place install
    1.25 +
    1.26  ____________________________
    1.27                             /
    1.28  Configuring crosstool-NG  /