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@@ -5,13 +5,24 @@ MacOSX Notes This document provides a quick overview of some Mac OS X specific features in the Python distribution. -* ``--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 |