[Rdiff-backup-commits] rdiff-backup README

[Andrew Ferguson]

CVSROOT:        /sources/rdiff-backup
Module name:    rdiff-backup
Changes by:     Andrew Ferguson <owsla> 08/12/25 23:36:57

Modified files:
        .              : README 

Log message:
        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.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/rdiff-backup/README?cvsroot=rdiff-backup&r1=1.13&r2=1.14

Patches:
Index: README
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RCS file: /sources/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/README,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -b -r1.13 -r1.14
--- README      20 Aug 2008 01:00:01 -0000      1.13
+++ README      25 Dec 2008 23:36:57 -0000      1.14
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@
 
        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
 --prefix=<prefix> option.  For example:
 
        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
 default location, usually /usr/include and /usr/lib.  If you want the
 setup script to check different locations, use the --librsync-dir
@@ -26,12 +31,18 @@
 
 Finally, the --lflags and --libs options, and the LFLAGS and LIBS
 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
 is available from the Python guide, Installing Python Modules for System
-Administrators, located at http://docs.python.org/inst/inst.html,
-particularly Section 4.
+Administrators, located at http://docs.python.org/install/index.html
+
+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: