Commit 47bce90b authored by owsla's avatar owsla

Update the README to be more specific about where rdiff-backup gets installed,

and to mention that there is no 'python setup.py uninstall' command.


git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup@983 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109
parent 86022e17
...@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ The build process can be also be run separately: ...@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ The build process can be also be run separately:
python setup.py build python setup.py build
The default prefix is /usr, so files are put in /usr/bin, The default prefix is generally /usr, so files would be put in /usr/bin,
/usr/share/man/, etc. An alternate prefix can be specified using the /usr/share/man/, etc. An alternate prefix can be specified using the
--prefix=<prefix> option. For example: --prefix=<prefix> option. For example:
python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local
The default prefix depends on how you (or your distribution) installed and
configured Python. Suggested reading is "How installation works" from the
Python docs, which includes commands to determine your default prefix:
http://docs.python.org/install/index.html#how-installation-works
The setup script expects to find librsync headers and libraries in the The setup script expects to find librsync headers and libraries in the
default location, usually /usr/include and /usr/lib. If you want the default location, usually /usr/include and /usr/lib. If you want the
setup script to check different locations, use the --librsync-dir setup script to check different locations, use the --librsync-dir
...@@ -26,12 +31,18 @@ instructs the setup program to look in /usr/local/include and ...@@ -26,12 +31,18 @@ instructs the setup program to look in /usr/local/include and
Finally, the --lflags and --libs options, and the LFLAGS and LIBS Finally, the --lflags and --libs options, and the LFLAGS and LIBS
environment variables are also recognized. Running setup.py with no environment variables are also recognized. Running setup.py with no
arguments will display some help. arguments will display some help. Additional help is displayed by the
command:
python setup.py install --help
More information about using setup.py and how rdiff-backup is installed More information about using setup.py and how rdiff-backup is installed
is available from the Python guide, Installing Python Modules for System is available from the Python guide, Installing Python Modules for System
Administrators, located at http://docs.python.org/inst/inst.html, Administrators, located at http://docs.python.org/install/index.html
particularly Section 4.
NB: There is no uninstall command provided by the Python distutils system.
One strategy is to use the python setup.py install --record <file> option
to save a list of the files installed to <file>.
To build from source on Windows, you can use the command: To build from source on Windows, you can use the command:
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