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authorOlivier Tilloy <olivier@tilloy.net>2010-03-18 19:36:58 +0100
committerOlivier Tilloy <olivier@tilloy.net>2010-03-18 19:36:58 +0100
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@@ -68,8 +68,16 @@ the build directory::
osomon@granuja:~/dev/pyexiv2$ ls build/
exiv2wrapper.os exiv2wrapper_python.os libexiv2python.so
-To install pyexiv2, just invoke ``scons install``. You will most likely need
-administrative privileges to proceed.
+To install pyexiv2 system-wide, just invoke ``scons install``.
+You will most likely need administrative privileges to proceed.
+The ``--user`` switch will install pyexiv2 in the current
+`user site directory <http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0370/>`_
+(Python ≥ 2.6 is required).
+
+Note to packagers:
+if `DESTDIR <http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/DESTDIR.html>`_ is
+specified on the command line when invoking ``scons install``, its value will be
+prepended to each installed target file.
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