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I'd like to know why /usr/local/(include|lib) is added to the (include|library) path. I'd _especially_ like to know why it's added before user-specified library directories such as OpenSSL. If I specify --with-openssl=/foo/openssl, I want to actually _use_ the version of openssl in /foo/openssl, not some version that may have been installed in /usr/local. This really makes no