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diff --git a/Doc/install/index.rst b/Doc/install/index.rst index 92cdf2f..f6a8cd6 100644 --- a/Doc/install/index.rst +++ b/Doc/install/index.rst @@ -554,10 +554,10 @@ C headers ``--install-headers`` These override options can be relative, absolute, or explicitly defined in terms of one of the installation base directories. -(There are two installation base directories, and they are normally the same--- -they only differ when you use the Unix "prefix scheme" and supply different -``--prefix`` and ``--exec-prefix`` options; using ``--install-lib`` will -override values computed or given for ``--install-purelib`` and +(There are two installation base directories, and they are normally the +same---they only differ when you use the Unix "prefix scheme" and supply +different ``--prefix`` and ``--exec-prefix`` options; using ``--install-lib`` +will override values computed or given for ``--install-purelib`` and ``--install-platlib``, and is recommended for schemes that don't make a difference between Python and extension modules.) @@ -584,10 +584,10 @@ in this case.) If you maintain Python on Windows, you might want third-party modules to live in a subdirectory of :file:`{prefix}`, rather than right in :file:`{prefix}` -itself. This is almost as easy as customizing the script installation directory ----you just have to remember that there are two types of modules to worry about, -Python and extension modules, which can conveniently be both controlled by one -option:: +itself. This is almost as easy as customizing the script installation +directory---you just have to remember that there are two types of modules +to worry about, Python and extension modules, which can conveniently be both +controlled by one option:: python setup.py install --install-lib=Site |