--sysconfdir=/etc : This command puts the configuration files in /etc/scrollkeeper. --localstatedir=/var : This command puts scrollkeepers database directory in /var/lib/scrollkeeper. --disable-static : This command prevents the static library from being built. --omfdirs=/usr/share/omf:/opt/gnome/share/omf:/opt/kde/share/omf:/opt/gnome2/share/omf : This command sets all the locations for OMF files for scrollkeeper.