Fix for issue #3646: with this patch it is possible to do a

framework install of Python in your home directory (on OSX):

   $ configure --enable-framework=${HOME}/Library/Frameworks
   $ make && make install

Without this patch the framework would get installed just fine,
but 'make install' would try to install the application bundles
and command-line tools outside the user's home, which doesn't work
for non-admin users (and is bad form anyway).

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Mac/README b/Mac/README
index cf18d2b..452b77e 100644
--- a/Mac/README
+++ b/Mac/README
@@ -8,13 +8,24 @@ the Python distribution.
 Mac-specific arguments to configure
 ===================================
 
-* ``--enable-framework``
+* ``--enable-framework[=DIR]``
 
   If this argument is specified the build will create a Python.framework rather
   than a traditional Unix install. See the section
   _`Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X` for more 
   information on frameworks.
 
+  If the optional directory argument is specified the framework it installed
+  into that directory. This can be used to install a python framework into
+  your home directory::
+
+     $ configure --enable-framework=/Users/ronald/Library/Frameworks
+     $ make && make install
+
+  This will install the framework itself in ``/Users/ronald/Library/Frameworks``,
+  the applications in a subdirectory of ``/Users/ronald/Applications`` and the
+  command-line tools in ``/Users/ronald/bin``.
+
 * ``--with-framework-name=NAME``
 
   Specify the name for the python framework, defaults to ``Python``. This option