configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --libdir: ~/testing/opt/gnome2/lib64

#
# the prefix to configure/install modules to (must have write access)
#
prefix = '~/testing/opt/gnome2'

#
# the prefix to configure/install modules to (must have write access)
#
prefix = '/home/sec/testing/opt/gnome2'

$ git clone git://git.gnome.org/jhbuild

$ cd jhbuild
$ ./autogen.sh
...
$ make
...
$ make install
...
$

echo PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin >> ~/.bashrc

cp sample.jhbuildrc ~/.bashrc

 jhbuild sanitycheck

sec ~/testing$  jhbuild sanitycheck
automake-1.8 not found
automake-1.9 not found
Could not find DocBook XSL Stylesheets in XML catalog
cvs not found
svn not found

jhbuild bootstrap

sec ~/testing$  jhbuild bootstrap
*** Checking out automake-1.8 *** [1/4]
*** Configuring automake-1.8 *** [1/4]
./configure --prefix ~/testing/opt/gnome2 --libdir '~/testing/opt/gnome2/lib64'  --disable-static --disable-gtk-doc 
configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --libdir: ~/testing/opt/gnome2/lib64
*** Error during phase configure of automake-1.8: ########## Error running ./configure --prefix ~/testing/opt/gnome2 --libdir '~/testing/opt/gnome2/lib64'  --disable-static --disable-gtk-doc  *** [1/4]
 
  [1] Rerun phase configure
  [2] Ignore error and continue to build
  [3] Give up on module
  [4] Start shell
  [5] Reload configuration
  [6] Go to phase "wipe directory and start over"
  [7] Go to phase "clean"
  [8] Go to phase "distclean"
choice: 
 

#include<stdio.h>
 
#define MAX 5
 
int main(void)
{
      float peso[5];
      int i;
      float prom=0;
      int mayor=-999;
      int menor=999;
 
      for(i=0;i<MAX;i++)
      {
          printf("Peso de la persona Numero [%d]\n",i);
          scanf("%f",&peso[i]);
          prom=prom+peso[i];
          if(peso[i]>mayor) mayor=peso[i];
          if(peso[i])<menor) menor=peso[i];
 
      }
      prom=prom/MAX;
      printf("el promedio de los pesos es %f\n",prom);
      return 0;
} 

#include <stdlib.h>