# Prefix-dependent defaults for sysconfdir, localstatedir and sharedstatedir These options now default in a way consistent with [FHS](http://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml) and common usage. If prefix is `/usr`, default sysconfdir to `/etc`, localstatedir to `/var` and sharedstatedir to `/var/lib`. If prefix is `/usr/local` (the default), default localstatedir to `/var/local` and sharedstatedir to `/var/local/lib`.