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@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ If you add new features, please check code coverage:
     # Open 'htmlcov/index.html' in your browser
 
 
+To install the library use:
+
+    make install_pylibfdt SETUP_PREFIX=/path/to/install_dir
+
+If SETUP_PREFIX is not provided, the default prefix is used, typically '/usr'
+or '/usr/local'. See Python's distutils documentation for details.
+
 To disable building the python library, even if swig and Python are available,
 use: