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Then, run @command{./configure} as usual. Make sure to pass
@code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the
@code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The
-Store}, for information about this).
+Store}, for information about this). We recommend to use the value
+@code{/var}.
Finally, you have to invoke @code{make check} to run tests
(@pxref{Running the Test Suite}). If anything