2.8.2. Macros Not Specific to a Software Collection

The table below shows a list of macros that are not specific to a particular Software Collection. Because these macros are not relocated and do not point to the Software Collection file system, they allow you to point to the system root file system. These macros use _root as a prefix.
All the macros have default values that you will not need to change in most cases.

Table 2.2. Software Collection Non-Specific Macros

Macro
Description
Relocated
Example value
%_root_prefix
Software Collection's %_prefix macro
no
/usr/
%_root_exec_prefix
Software Collection's %_exec_prefix macro
no
/usr/
%_root_bindir
Software Collection's %_bindir macro
no
/usr/bin/
%_root_sbindir
Software Collection's %_sbindir macro
no
/usr/sbin/
%_root_datadir
Software Collection's %_datadir macro
no
/usr/share/
%_root_sysconfdir
Software Collection's %_sysconfdir macro
no
/etc/
%_root_libexecdir
Software Collection's %_libexecdir macro
no
/usr/libexec/
%_root_sharedstatedir
Software Collection's %_sharedstatedir macro
no
/usr/com/
%_root_localstatedir
Software Collection's %_localstatedir macro
no
/usr/var/
%_root_includedir
Software Collection's %_includedir macro
no
/usr/include/
%_root_infodir
Software Collection's %_infodir macro
no
/usr/share/info/
%_root_mandir
Software Collection's %_mandir macro
no
/usr/share/man/
%_root_initddir
Software Collection's %_initddir macro
no
/etc/rc.d/init.d/
%_root_libdir
Software Collection's %_libdir macro, this macro does not work if Software Collection's metapackage is platform-independent
no
/usr/lib/