From 2b2681ac3eaef1382315806d049789a54ec5e177 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Schemenauer Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 04:16:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Remove confusing explaination about altinstall target and refer to the README file. --- Makefile.pre.in | 17 ++--------------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in index fa8fc522ae9..c1279f47fe4 100644 --- a/Makefile.pre.in +++ b/Makefile.pre.in @@ -13,21 +13,8 @@ # # If you have a previous version of Python installed that you don't # want to overwrite, you can use "make altinstall" instead of "make -# install". This changes the install procedure so it installs the -# Python binary as "python". The libraries and include files -# are always installed in a subdirectory called "python". -# "make altinstall" does not install the manual page. If you want to -# make this installation the "official" installation but want to keep -# the old binary around "just in case", rename the installed python -# binary to "python" before running "make install". -# (This only works between different versions, e.g. 1.3 and 1.4 -- -# different betas of the same version will overwrite each other in -# installation unless you override the VERSION Make variable.) -# -# In fact, "make install" or "make bininstall" installs the binary -# as python and makes a hard link to python, so when -# installing a new version in the future, nothing of the current -# version will be lost (except for the man page). +# install". Refer to the "Installing" section in the README file for +# additional details. # # See also the section "Build instructions" in the README file.