Commit e3c117ac authored by PJ Eby's avatar PJ Eby

README formatting fix (backport from trunk)

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branch : setuptools-0.6
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......@@ -65,19 +65,19 @@ You can use ``--help`` to get a full options list, but we recommend consulting
the `EasyInstall manual`_ for detailed instructions, especially `the section
on custom installation locations`_.
.. _The EasyInstall user's guide and reference manual: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall
.. _EasyInstall manual: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall
.. _the section on custom installation locations: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#custom-installation-locations
Cygwin Note
-----------
If you are trying to install setuptools for the *Windows* version of Python (as
opposed to the Cygwin version that lives in ``/usr/bin``), you must make sure
that an appropriate executable (``python2.3``, ``python2.4``, or ``python2.5``)
is on your **Cygwin** ``PATH`` when invoking the egg. For example, doing the
following at a Cygwin bash prompt will install setuptools for the *Windows*
Python found at ``C:\\Python24``::
If you are trying to install setuptools for the **Windows** version of Python
(as opposed to the Cygwin version that lives in ``/usr/bin``), you must make
sure that an appropriate executable (``python2.3``, ``python2.4``, or
``python2.5``) is on your **Cygwin** ``PATH`` when invoking the egg. For
example, doing the following at a Cygwin bash prompt will install setuptools
for the **Windows** Python found at ``C:\\Python24``::
ln -s /cygdrive/c/Python24/python.exe python2.4
PATH=.:$PATH sh setuptools-0.6c4-py2.4.egg
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