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+The `Makefile` should respect a `PREFIX` passed on the commandline so git-annex can be installed in (say) `$HOME`.
+
+Simple patch:
+
+[[!format diff """
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index b8995b2..5b1a6d4 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ all=git-annex $(mans) docs
+
+ GHC?=ghc
+ GHCMAKE=$(GHC) $(GHCFLAGS) --make
+-PREFIX=/usr
++PREFIX?=/usr
+ CABAL?=cabal # set to "./Setup" if you lack a cabal program
+
+ # Am I typing :make in vim? Do a fast build.
+"""]]
+
+--[[anarcat]]