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diff --git a/rdiff-backup/README b/rdiff-backup/README index b149fbf..f70059c 100644 --- a/rdiff-backup/README +++ b/rdiff-backup/README @@ -1,7 +1,18 @@ +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. |