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authorGreg Ward <gward@python.net>2000-09-16 01:44:45 (GMT)
committerGreg Ward <gward@python.net>2000-09-16 01:44:45 (GMT)
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Document the directory separatory for include dir and library dir lists.
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-rw-r--r--Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index 76da004..f880a7a 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class build_ext (Command):
# takes care of both command-line and client options
# in between initialize_options() and finalize_options())
+ sep_by = " (separated by '%s')" % os.pathsep
user_options = [
('build-lib=', 'b',
"directory for compiled extension modules"),
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class build_ext (Command):
"ignore build-lib and put compiled extensions into the source " +
"directory alongside your pure Python modules"),
('include-dirs=', 'I',
- "list of directories to search for header files"),
+ "list of directories to search for header files" + sep_by),
('define=', 'D',
"C preprocessor macros to define"),
('undef=', 'U',
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class build_ext (Command):
('libraries=', 'l',
"external C libraries to link with"),
('library-dirs=', 'L',
- "directories to search for external C libraries"),
+ "directories to search for external C libraries" + sep_by),
('rpath=', 'R',
"directories to search for shared C libraries at runtime"),
('link-objects=', 'O',