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diff --git a/doc/user/build-install.in b/doc/user/build-install.in index 0f63bd9..763c13e 100644 --- a/doc/user/build-install.in +++ b/doc/user/build-install.in @@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ </para> + <!-- + Robert P.J. Day has suggested using "python -V", + but that's not supported in 1.5.2, so we're going + to leave this as is for now. + --> + <screen> $ <userinput>python</userinput> Python 2.2.2 (#1, Feb 24 2003, 19:13:11) @@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ &SCons; comes in RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) format, pre-built and ready to install on Red Hat Linux, + Fedora Core, or any other Linux distribution that uses RPM. Your distribution may already have an &SCons; RPM built specifically for it; @@ -406,36 +413,6 @@ </para> - <section> - <title>Building and Installing &SCons; Without Administrative Privileges</title> - - <para> - - If you don't have the right privileges to install &SCons; - in a system location, - you can install it in a location of your choosing - by specifying the <literal>--prefix=</literal> option: - - </para> - - <screen> - # <userinput>python setup.py install --prefix=$HOME</userinput> - </screen> - - <para> - - This would install &SCons; in appropriate locations - relative to the user's <literal>$HOME</literal> directory, - the <application>scons</application> script in - <filename>$HOME/bin</filename> - and the build engine in - <filename>$HOME/lib/scons</filename>. - You may, of course, specify any other location you prefer. - - </para> - - </section> - <!-- <section> @@ -487,11 +464,6 @@ or <filename>C:\Python2.2\scons-__VERSION__</filename> directory, for example. - You can also specify <option>--prefix=</option>, - in which case <filename>setup.py</filename> - will install the build engine - in a version-specific directory - relative to the specified prefix. </para> @@ -512,6 +484,82 @@ </section> + <section> + <title>Installing &SCons; in Other Locations</title> + + <para> + + You can install &SCons; in locations other than + the default by specifying the <option>--prefix=</option> option: + + </para> + + <screen> + # <userinput>python setup.py install --prefix=/opt/scons</userinput> + </screen> + + <para> + + This would + install the <application>scons</application> script in + <filename>/opt/scons/bin</filename> + and the build engine in + <filename>/opt/scons/lib/scons</filename>, + + </para> + + <para> + + Note that you can specify both the <option>--prefix=</option> + and the <option>--version-lib</option> options + at the same type, + in which case <filename>setup.py</filename> + will install the build engine + in a version-specific directory + relative to the specified prefix. + Adding <option>--version-lib</option> to the + above example would install the build engine in + <filename>/opt/scons/lib/scons-__VERSION__</filename>. + + </para> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Building and Installing &SCons; Without Administrative Privileges</title> + + <para> + + If you don't have the right privileges to install &SCons; + in a system location, + simply use the <literal>--prefix=</literal> option + to install it in a location of your choosing. + For example, + to install &SCons; in appropriate locations + relative to the user's <literal>$HOME</literal> directory, + the <application>scons</application> script in + <filename>$HOME/bin</filename> + and the build engine in + <filename>$HOME/lib/scons</filename>, + simply type: + + </para> + + <screen> + $ <userinput>python setup.py install --prefix=$HOME</userinput> + </screen> + + <para> + + You may, of course, specify any other location you prefer, + and may use the <option>--version-lib</option> option + if you would like to install version-specific directories + relative to the specified prefix. + + </para> + + </section> + </section> <!-- |