[Python-checkins] r74533 - in python/trunk: Doc/install/index.rst Misc/NEWS

Fri Aug 21 16:11:26 CEST 2009

Author: tarek.ziade
Date: Fri Aug 21 16:11:26 2009
New Revision: 74533
Log:
Fixed #6556: Corrected doc on how Distutils looks for its user configuration file under Windows
Modified:
 python/trunk/Doc/install/index.rst
 python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/install/index.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/install/index.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/install/index.rst	Fri Aug 21 16:11:26 2009
@@ -706,7 +706,8 @@
 (2)
 On Unix, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined, the user's
 home directory will be determined with the :func:`getpwuid` function from the
- standard :mod:`pwd` module.
+ standard :mod:`pwd` module. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser`
+ function used by Distutils.
 
 (3)
 I.e., in the current directory (usually the location of the setup script).
@@ -721,9 +722,10 @@
 1.5.2 installation under Windows.
 
 (5)
- On Windows, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined, no
- personal configuration file will be found or used. (In other words, the
- Distutils make no attempt to guess your home directory on Windows.)
+ On Windows, if the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable is not defined,
+ :envvar:`USERPROFILE` then :envvar:`HOMEDRIVE` and :envvar:`HOMEPATH` will
+ be tried. This is done by the :func:`os.path.expanduser` function used
+ by Distutils.
 
 
 .. _inst-config-syntax:
Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
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--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Fri Aug 21 16:11:26 2009
@@ -1783,6 +1783,9 @@
 Documentation
 -------------
 
+- Issue #6556: Fixed the Distutils configuration files location explanation
+ for Windows.
+
 - Issue #2235: the C API function PyObject_HashNotImplemented and its
 interaction with the tp_hash slot (added in 2.6b2) are now documented
 
