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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 108a519c..8670d9fe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -249,3 +249,11 @@ if test $build_elfutils = yes; then
)
fi
+if test "${prefix}" = "/usr/local"; then
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([])
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([For a private or temporary build of systemtap, we recommend])
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([configuring with a prefix. For example, try])
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([$0 $ac_configure_args --prefix=$HOME/systemtap-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-$$])
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([Running systemtap uninstalled, entirely out of the build tree,])
+ AC_MSG_NOTICE([is not supported.])
+fi