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