--- Makefile.orig	2018-01-17 20:01:47 UTC
+++ Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 REBAR ?= "$(CURDIR)/rebar"
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 SHARE_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)/share
+MAN_PREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)/man
 CANONICAL := v1.6/
 ELIXIRC := bin/elixirc --verbose --ignore-module-conflict
 ERLC := erlc -I lib/elixir/include
@@ -260,9 +261,9 @@ clean_man:
 	rm -f man/iex.1.bak
 
 install_man: build_man
-	$(Q) mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SHARE_PREFIX)/man/man1
-	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/elixir.1  $(DESTDIR)$(SHARE_PREFIX)/man/man1
-	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/elixirc.1 $(DESTDIR)$(SHARE_PREFIX)/man/man1
-	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/iex.1     $(DESTDIR)$(SHARE_PREFIX)/man/man1
-	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/mix.1     $(DESTDIR)$(SHARE_PREFIX)/man/man1
+	$(Q) mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man1
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/elixir.1  $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man1
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/elixirc.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man1
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/iex.1     $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man1
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL_DATA) man/mix.1     $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_PREFIX)/man/man1
 	$(MAKE) clean_man