[Python-checkins] devguide: Fix silly suggestion.

[georg.brandl]

http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/34693b7c81b1
changeset:   486:34693b7c81b1
user:        Georg Brandl <georg at python.org>
date:        Sun Jan 22 20:29:54 2012 +0100
summary:
  Fix silly suggestion.

files:
  setup.rst |  7 ++++---
  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst
--- a/setup.rst
+++ b/setup.rst
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@
 (e.g. on OS X by default), in order to avoid conflicts with the ``Python``
 directory. There is normally no need to install your built copy
 of Python! The interpreter will realize where it is being run from
-and thus use the files found in the working copy. If you are worried
-you might accidentally install your working copy build, you can add
-``--prefix=/dev/null`` to the configuration step.
+and thus use the files found in the working copy.  If you are worried
+you might accidentally install your working copy build, you should probably
+use an account for developing that doesn't have write permissions on
+``/usr/local`` anyway.
 
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/devguide