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gh-101100: Documenting --prefix and --exec-prefix. (GH-102695)

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Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <erlend.aasland@protonmail.com>
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@ -216,6 +216,22 @@ WebAssembly Options
Install Options
---------------
.. cmdoption:: --prefix=PREFIX
Install architecture-independent files in PREFIX. On Unix, it
defaults to :file:`/usr/local`.
This value can be retrived at runtime using :data:`sys.prefix`.
As an example, one can use ``--prefix="$HOME/.local/"`` to install
a Python in its home directory.
.. cmdoption:: --exec-prefix=EPREFIX
Install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX, defaults to :option:`--prefix`.
This value can be retrived at runtime using :data:`sys.exec_prefix`.
.. cmdoption:: --disable-test-modules
Don't build nor install test modules, like the :mod:`test` package or the

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@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Python-related paths and files
==============================
These are subject to difference depending on local installation conventions;
:envvar:`prefix` (``${prefix}``) and :envvar:`exec_prefix` (``${exec_prefix}``)
:option:`prefix <--prefix>` and :option:`exec_prefix <--exec-prefix>`
are installation-dependent and should be interpreted as for GNU software; they
may be the same.