diff -up hdf-4.2.10/hdf/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir hdf-4.2.10/hdf/examples/Makefile.am
--- hdf-4.2.10/hdf/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir	2014-02-09 19:28:50.000000000 -0700
+++ hdf-4.2.10/hdf/examples/Makefile.am	2014-02-14 10:10:17.854023687 -0700
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ INSTALL_TOP_SCRIPT_FILES = run-all-ex.sh
 INSTALL_TOP_FILES = README
 
 # Where to install example files
-EXAMPLEDIR=$(prefix)/examples/c
-EXAMPLETOPDIR=$(prefix)/examples
+EXAMPLEDIR=$(docdir)/examples/c
+EXAMPLETOPDIR=$(docdir)/examples
 
 # How to build C programs using h4cc
 $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H4CC)
diff -up hdf-4.2.10/hdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir hdf-4.2.10/hdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am
--- hdf-4.2.10/hdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir	2014-02-09 19:28:49.000000000 -0700
+++ hdf-4.2.10/hdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am	2014-02-14 10:10:30.082961395 -0700
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ INSTALL_FILES= VD_read_from_vdata.f VD_r
 INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILES = run-fortran-ex.sh
 
 # Where to install Fortran example files
-EXAMPLEDIR=$(prefix)/examples/fortran
+EXAMPLEDIR=$(docdir)/examples/fortran
 
 # How to build Fortran programs using h4fc
 $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H4FC)
diff -up hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/examples/Makefile.am
--- hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir	2014-02-09 19:28:45.000000000 -0700
+++ hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/examples/Makefile.am	2014-02-14 10:09:41.465209051 -0700
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ INSTALL_FILES = SD_create_sds.c SD_write
 	SD_get_info.c SD_find_sds_by_name.c SD_set_get_dim_info.c        \
 	SD_dimscale_vs_sds.c SD_set_attr.c SD_get_attr.c SD_chunking_example.c
 
-EXAMPLEDIR=$(prefix)/examples/c
+EXAMPLEDIR=$(docdir)/examples/c
 
 # How to build programs using h4cc
 $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H4CC)
diff -up hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am
--- hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am.examplesdir	2014-02-09 19:28:44.000000000 -0700
+++ hdf-4.2.10/mfhdf/fortran/examples/Makefile.am	2014-02-14 10:09:52.818151212 -0700
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ INSTALL_FILES=SD_create_sds.f SD_write_t
 	SD_set_attr.f SD_get_attr.f SD_compress_sds.f SD_chunking_example.f
 
 # Where to install example files
-EXAMPLEDIR=$(prefix)/examples/fortran
+EXAMPLEDIR=$(docdir)/examples/fortran
 
 # How to build Fortran programs using h4fc
 $(EXTRA_PROG): $(H4FC)