Command explanations --libexecdir=$PRE/sbin: This switch puts libexec files in $GNOME_PREFIX/sbin instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/libexec. --localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts ScrollKeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper. --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc. tooldir=$PRE/lib/gnome-applets: This puts the gnome-applet internal files in $PRE/lib/gnome-applets instead of $PRE/sbin/gnome-applets.