Index: trunk/Makefile.conf.in
===================================================================
--- trunk/Makefile.conf.in	(revision 21969)
+++ trunk/Makefile.conf.in	(revision 21970)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 BINDIR=$(Install_root)@/local/prefix@/bin
 ETCDIR=$(Install_root)/etc
 DATADIR=$(Install_root)@/local/prefix@/share/pcb-rnd
-MAN1DIR=$(Install_root)@/local/prefix@/share/man/man1
+MAN1DIR=$(Install_root)@/local/prefix@@/local/man1dir@
 RM=@/host/fstools/rm@
 CP=@/host/fstools/cp@
 LN=@/host/fstools/ln@
Index: trunk/scconfig/hooks.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 21969)
+++ trunk/scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 21970)
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 	printf(" --coord=32|64              set coordinate integer type's width in bits\n");
 	printf(" --dot_pcb_pcb=path         .pcb-rnd config path under $HOME/\n");
 	printf(" --workaround-gtk-ctrl      enable GTK control key query workaround\n");
+	printf(" --man1dir=path             change installation path of man1 files (under prefix)\n");
 	printf(" --all=plugin               enable all working plugins for dynamic load\n");
 	printf(" --all=buildin              enable all working plugins for static link\n");
 	printf(" --all=disable              disable all plugins (compile core only)\n");
@@ -139,6 +140,10 @@
 	}
 	if (strcmp(key, "coord") == 0)
 		put("/local/pcb/dot_pcb_rnd", value);
+	if (strcmp(key, "man1dir") == 0) {
+		put("/local/man1dir", value);
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (strncmp(key, "workaround-", 11) == 0) {
 		const char *what = key+11;
 		if (strcmp(what, "gtk-ctrl") == 0) append("/local/pcb/workaround_defs", "\n#define PCB_WORKAROUND_GTK_CTRL 1");
@@ -262,6 +267,7 @@
 
 	/* DEFAULTS */
 	put("/local/prefix", "/usr/local");
+	put("/local/man1dir", "/share/man/man1");
 
 #undef plugin_def
 #undef plugin_header