From 1b2d1c32ce63cb71fb1867cd02fd1f656ca897ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Castelli <fabian.castelli@kit.edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 17:16:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update prefix option handling

---
 candi.sh | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/candi.sh b/candi.sh
index 7658a24..2104cd8 100755
--- a/candi.sh
+++ b/candi.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
         ;;
         -p=*|--prefix=*)
             PREFIX="${param#*=}"
-            # replace '~' by $HOME
-            PREFIX=${PREFIX/#~\//$HOME\/}
         ;;
 
         #####################################
@@ -116,8 +114,11 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
     shift
 done
 
-# replace '~' by $HOME:
+# Check the input argument of the install path and (if used) replace the tilde
+# character '~' by the users home directory ${HOME}. Afterwards clear the
+# PREFIX input variable.
 PREFIX_PATH=${PREFIX/#~\//$HOME\/}
+unset PREFIX
 
 RE='^[0-9]+$'
 if [[ ! "${JOBS}" =~ ${RE} || ${JOBS}<1 ]] ; then
-- 
2.39.5