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.


git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup@983 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109

trunk/rdiff-backup/README

@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ The build process can be also be run separately:
 
 	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 @@ instructs the setup program to look in /usr/local/include and
 
 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: