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authorben <ben@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2002-06-19 09:54:46 +0000
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+INSTALLATION:
+
Thank you for trying rdiff-backup. To install, run:
./setup.py install
+The default prefix is /usr, so files are put in /usr/bin,
+/usr/share/man/, etc. An alternate prefix can be specified using the
+--prefix=<prefix> option. For example:
+
+ ./setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local
+
+
+REQUIREMENTS:
+
Remember that you must have Python 2.2 or later and librsync installed
(this means that "python" and "rdiff" should be in your path). To
download, see http://www.python.org and
@@ -11,8 +22,9 @@ For remote operation, rdiff-backup should be in installed and in the
PATH on remote system(s) (see man page for more information).
-If you have the above installed, and it still doesn't work, see the
-web page at http://rdiff-backup.stanford.edu for more
-information.
+TROUBLESHOOTING:
+If you have everything installed properly, and it still doesn't work,
+see the enclosed FAQ.html, the web page at
+http://rdiff-backup.stanford.edu, and/or the mailing list.