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+# Packaging gnu-efi
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+## Set variables per distro configuration
+
+make should be called with the following variables:
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+- PREFIX (defaults to `/usr/local`)(`%{_prefix}` on RPM distros)
+- EXEC_PREFIX (*optional*) (defaults to `$PREFIX`) (`%{_exec_prefix}` on RPM distros)
+- LIBDIR (defaults to `$EXEC_PREFIX/lib`) (`%{_libdir}` on RPM distros)
+- INCLUDEDIR (*optional*) (defaults to `$PREFIX/include`) (`%{_includedir}` on RPM distros)
+- LINUX_HEADERS (*optional*) (**build only**) - location of Linux kernel header files (defaults to `/usr/src/sys/build`)
+- DESTDIR (**install only**) - installation output directory (`%{buildroot}` on RPM distros - included in `%make_install`)
+
+Currently, these variables unless stated will need to be set for both build and installation stages.
+
+Those without optional markers I heavily suggest you to set them otherwise files may be located in the wrong directory
+for the architecture which you are building for
+
+*The related RPM variables are included here for cross referencing purposes*
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