Command explanations --sysconfdir=/etc: This switch puts the configuration files in /etc/scrollkeeper. --localstatedir=/var: This switch puts ScrollKeeper's database directory in /var/lib/scrollkeeper. : This switch prevents the static library from being built. --omfdirs=/usr/share/omf:/opt/kde-&kde-version;/share/omf:/opt/gnome-&gnome-version;/share/omf: This switch sets all the locations for OMF files for scrollkeeper.