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authorGreg Ward <gward@python.net>2000-03-22 01:00:23 (GMT)
committerGreg Ward <gward@python.net>2000-03-22 01:00:23 (GMT)
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Fix small errors in description of Mac, Windows installation schemes.
Added comment about "--help" (no value) not working.
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diff --git a/Doc/inst/inst.tex b/Doc/inst/inst.tex
index c32fb06..8822c10 100644
--- a/Doc/inst/inst.tex
+++ b/Doc/inst/inst.tex
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ The idea behind the ``home scheme'' is that you are building and
maintaining a personal stash of Python modules, probably under your home
directory. Installing a new module distribution is as simple as
\begin{verbatim}
-python setup.py install --home
+python setup.py install --home # arg, doesn't work (getopt)
\end{verbatim}
or
\begin{verbatim}
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ under Unix, there's no point in having separate \option{prefix} and
\option{home} options. Just use the \option{prefix} option to specify
a base directory, e.g.
\begin{verbatim}
-python setup.py install --base="\Temp\Python"
+python setup.py install --prefix="\Temp\Python"
\end{verbatim}
to install modules to the \file{\bslash{}Temp} directory on the current
drive.
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ XXX how do MacPython users run the interpreter with command-line args?
\installscheme{prefix}{:Lib}
{prefix}{:Mac:PlugIns}
- {prefix}{}
- {prefix}{}
+ {prefix}{:Scripts}
+ {prefix}{:Data}
XXX Corran Webster says: ``Modules are found in either \file{:Lib} or
\file{:Mac:Lib}, while extensions usually go in