Make install, but not to default directories?

Question

I want to run \'make install\' so I have everything I need, but I\'d like it to install the things in their own folder as opposed to the system\'s /usr/bin etc. is that poss

Answer 1

make DESTDIR=./new/customized/path install

This quick command worked for me for opencv release 3.2.0 installation on Ubuntu 16. DESTDIR path can be relative as well as absolute.

Such redirection can also be useful in case user does not have admin privileges as long as DESTDIR location has right access for the user. e.g /home//