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-rw-r--r--mk/programs.mk5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mk/programs.mk b/mk/programs.mk
index e26e9af7a394..48f95c60c981 100644
--- a/mk/programs.mk
+++ b/mk/programs.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ programs_list :=
 #
 # - $(1)_LDFLAGS: additional linker flags.
 #
-# - bindir: the directory where the program will be installed.
+# - $(1)_INSTALL_DIR: the directory where the program will be
+#   installed; defaults to $(bindir).
 define build-program =
   _d := $$($(1)_DIR)
   _srcs := $$(foreach src, $$($(1)_SOURCES), $$(_d)/$$(src))
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ define build-program =
   $$($(1)_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs)
 	$(QUIET) $(CXX) -o $$@ $(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE))
 
-  $(1)_INSTALL_DIR := $$(bindir)
+  $(1)_INSTALL_DIR ?= $$(bindir)
   $(1)_INSTALL_PATH := $$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/$(1)
 
   $$(eval $$(call create-dir,$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)))