Comment 2 for bug 1544629

Yes, but then it still installs with DESTDIR. This doesn't relate to the ability to pass the prefix though. Here's the current install process, with zero modifications:

./configure --prefix=
make
make install DESTDIR=<part install directory>

Using a config flag, the following should also be supported to accomplish the same thing, since some software requires it:

./configure --prefix=<part install directory>
make
make install