-'configure' can be launched from another directory than the ffmpeg
-sources to put the objects at that place. In that case, use an
-absolute path when launching 'configure',
-e.g. /ffmpegdir/ffmpeg/configure.
+'configure' can be launched from a directory different from the FFmpeg
+sources to build the objects out of tree. To do this, use an absolute
+path when launching 'configure', e.g. '/ffmpegdir/ffmpeg/configure'.