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   $ cd beaker
   # make install
 ```
+
+On macOS the default install prefix is `/usr/local/`, because `/usr/lib` is protected by System Integrity Protection.
+The install step produces `libbeaker.dylib` and removes any stale `libbeaker.so` from older installs.
+You can always override the destination:
+
+```bash
+$ make install INSTALL_PREFIX=/some/prefix/
+```
     
 ## Roadmap