Kaydet (Commit) 3e7b133c authored tarafından Greg Ward's avatar Greg Ward

Added concrete example of when separate build and install might be

useful (suggested by Moshe Zadka).
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...@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ On Mac~OS, ... \XXX{again, how do you run Python scripts on Mac~OS?} ...@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ On Mac~OS, ... \XXX{again, how do you run Python scripts on Mac~OS?}
Running \code{setup.py install} builds and installs all modules in one Running \code{setup.py install} builds and installs all modules in one
fell swoop. If you prefer to work incrementally---especially useful if fell swoop. If you prefer to work incrementally---especially useful if
you want to customize the build process, or if things are going you want to customize the build process, or if things are going
wrong---you can use the setup script to do one thing at a time. wrong---you can use the setup script to do one thing at a time. This is
particularly helpful when the build and install will be done by
different users---e.g., you might want to build a module distribution
and hand it off to a system administrator for installation (or do it
yourself, with super-user privileges).
For example, you can build everything in one step, and then install For example, you can build everything in one step, and then install
everything in a second step, by invoking the setup script twice: everything in a second step, by invoking the setup script twice:
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