Explain about the install location of templates

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Bob Polis 2024-12-24 11:04:23 +01:00
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Type `make` to install the `mkproj` script, its man page, and the templates. Type `make` to install the `mkproj` script, its man page, and the templates.
The default location is to put everything inside your `~/.local` hierarchy, but
you can change that by defining an environment variable `PREFIX`, giving it your
desired root directory as a value, before typing `make`.
The actual location used will be recorded in a config file:
`~/.config/mkprojrc`, which will be read by the `mkproj` script. It needs to
know where your templates are in order to function.
## Overview ## Overview
With `mkproj`, you can create a C++ project for a tool or a library. With `mkproj`, you can create a C++ project for a tool or a library.