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@@ -687,7 +687,15 @@ memtest: all platform
$(TESTPYTHON) $(TESTPROG) $(MEMTESTOPTS)
# Install everything
-install: @FRAMEWORKINSTALLFIRST@ altinstall bininstall maninstall @FRAMEWORKINSTALLLAST@
+fullinstall: @FRAMEWORKINSTALLFIRST@ altinstall bininstall maninstall @FRAMEWORKINSTALLLAST@
+
+# "make install" is an alias for "make altinstall" since we never want to
+# overwrite Python 2.x.
+install: altinstall
+ echo "* Note: not installed as 'python'."
+ echo "* Use 'make fullinstall' to install as 'python'."
+ echo "* However, 'make fulinstall' is discouraged,"
+ echo "* as it will clobber your Python 2.x installation."
# Install almost everything without disturbing previous versions
altinstall: @FRAMEWORKALTINSTALLFIRST@ altbininstall libinstall inclinstall libainstall \