--- checkinstall-1.6.0/Makefile.orig	2009-05-05 02:11:58.000000000 -0400
+++ checkinstall-1.6.0/Makefile	2009-05-05 02:14:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 # $Id: Makefile,v 1.6.0.6 2004/12/01 21:36:17 izto Exp $
+DESTDIR=
+
 all:
 	make -C installwatch-0.7.0beta4
 	
 install: all
-	cp checkinstall /usr/sbin
+	cp checkinstall $(DESTDIR)/usr/sbin
 	make -C installwatch-0.7.0beta4 install
-	mkdir -p /usr/share/locale
-	mkdir -p /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES
-	cp locale/checkinstall-es.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/checkinstall.mo
-	mkdir -p /etc/checkinstall
-	cp checkinstallrc-dist /etc/checkinstall
-	if ! [ -f /etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc ]; then cp /etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc-dist /etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc; else echo; echo -e "\n=============================================================================\n\nAn existing checkinstallrc file has been found.\nThe one from this distribution can be found at:\n\n\t/etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc-dist\n\n=============================================================================\n\n";echo ;fi
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/locale
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES
+	cp locale/checkinstall-es.mo $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/checkinstall.mo
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc/checkinstall
+	cp checkinstallrc-dist $(DESTDIR)/etc/checkinstall
+	if ! [ -f $(DESTDIR)/etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc ]; then cp $(DESTDIR)/etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc-dist $(DESTDIR)/etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc; else echo; echo -e "\n=============================================================================\n\nAn existing checkinstallrc file has been found.\nThe one from this distribution can be found at:\n\n\t$(DESTDIR)/etc/checkinstall/checkinstallrc-dist\n\n=============================================================================\n\n";echo ;fi
 	
 clean:
 	make -C installwatch-0.7.0beta4 clean
--- checkinstall-1.6.0/installwatch-0.7.0beta4/Makefile.orig	2009-05-05 02:11:58.000000000 -0400
+++ checkinstall-1.6.0/installwatch-0.7.0beta4/Makefile	2009-05-05 02:15:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 # Make sure the directory you specify exists.
 
 PREFIX=/usr
+DESTDIR=
 
 # End of configurable part
 
 VERSION=0.7.0beta3
 
-BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin
-LIBDIR=$(PREFIX)/lib
+BINDIR=$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+LIBDIR=$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
 
 all: installwatch.so