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diff --git a/doc/man/scons.xml b/doc/man/scons.xml index 9991bf2..c374fca 100644 --- a/doc/man/scons.xml +++ b/doc/man/scons.xml @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ try to access a list member that does not exist.</para> <para><command>scons</command> -requires Python 2.7 or a Python 3 version of 3.5 or higher. +requires either Python 2.7 or Python 3.5 or higher. There should be no other dependencies or requirements to run <emphasis role="bold">scons.</emphasis></para> diff --git a/doc/user/build-install.xml b/doc/user/build-install.xml index f45a617..7c29344 100644 --- a/doc/user/build-install.xml +++ b/doc/user/build-install.xml @@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ Python 3.7.1 </para> <para> - Downloading and installing Python differs a bit depending - on the system you are using. The standard location for information + The standard location for information about downloading and installing Python is <ulink url="http://www.python.org/download/">http://www.python.org/download/</ulink>. See that page and associated links to get started. @@ -143,15 +142,18 @@ Python 3.7.1 For Linux systems, Python is almost certainly available as a supported package, possibly installed by default; this is often preferred to installing - by other means. Many such systems have separate packages for - Python 2 and Python 3. It is also possible to install the source - and build it; some software such as <filename>pyenv</filename> can - automate this and allow multiple Python versions to be present - on the system if that is of interest. + by other means, and is easier than installing from source code. + Many such systems have separate packages for + Python 2 and Python 3. Building from source may still be a + useful option if you need a version that is not offered by + the distribution you are using. </para> <para> - On MacOS, the python.org packages work well, but many + MacOS comes with a version of Python, but it is somewhat old + and has been known to have some problems - it works well + for the system software that uses it, however. The python.org + packages work well for installing a "better" Python, while some people prefer to install using other methods such as MacPorts or Homebrew. </para> @@ -186,13 +188,16 @@ Python 3.7.1 </para> <para> - &SCons; comes pre-packaged for installation on many Linux systems. - Check your package installation system, such as yum, dnf, zypper, - apt-get, aptitude, etc. to see if there is an scons package available. + &SCons; comes pre-packaged for installation on many Linux systems + Check your package installation system + to see if there is an &SCons; package available. Many people prefer to install distribution-native packages if available, - as they provide a central point of management and updating. + as they provide a central point for management and updating. Some distributions have two &SCons; packages available, one which - uses Python 2 and one which uses Python 3. + uses Python 2 and one which uses Python 3. If you need a specific + version of &SCons; that is different from the package available, + <filename>pip</filename> has a version option or you can follow + the instructions in the next section. </para> </section> |