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 By default, NQP searches for the MoarVM executable and installs to the
 directory C<./install>. You can change that with the C<--prefix> option to
-Configure.pl.
+Configure.pl; this will point to the directory prefix where `moar` is installed, such as `/usr`; it needs to be the same one used when configuring MoarVM.
 
 Once built, NQP's C<make install> target will install NQP and its libraries
 into the same location as the MoarVM installation