diff --git a/Mac/IDLE/Makefile.in b/Mac/IDLE/Makefile.in
index 5446864..6ae360c 100644
--- a/Mac/IDLE/Makefile.in
+++ b/Mac/IDLE/Makefile.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 BUNDLEBULDER=$(srcdir)/../../Lib/plat-mac/bundlebuilder.py
 
-PYTHONAPPSDIR=/Applications/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(VERSION)
+PYTHONAPPSDIR=@FRAMEWORKINSTALLAPPSPREFIX@/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(VERSION)
 
 all: IDLE.app
 
diff --git a/Mac/Makefile.in b/Mac/Makefile.in
index 5c18209..12c1fcd 100644
--- a/Mac/Makefile.in
+++ b/Mac/Makefile.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # These are normally glimpsed from the previous set
 bindir=$(prefix)/bin
-PYTHONAPPSDIR=/Applications/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(VERSION)
+PYTHONAPPSDIR=@FRAMEWORKINSTALLAPPSPREFIX@/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(VERSION)
 APPINSTALLDIR=$(prefix)/Resources/Python.app
 
 # Variables for installing the "normal" unix binaries
diff --git a/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in b/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
index 2551d23..a6962f6 100644
--- a/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
+++ b/Mac/PythonLauncher/Makefile.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 BUNDLEBULDER=$(srcdir)/../../Lib/plat-mac/bundlebuilder.py
 
-PYTHONAPPSDIR=/Applications/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(VERSION)
+PYTHONAPPSDIR=@FRAMEWORKINSTALLAPPSPREFIX@/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK) $(VERSION)
 OBJECTS=FileSettings.o MyAppDelegate.o MyDocument.o PreferencesWindowController.o doscript.o main.o
 
 all: Python\ Launcher.app
diff --git a/Mac/README b/Mac/README
index cf18d2b..452b77e 100644
--- a/Mac/README
+++ b/Mac/README
@@ -8,13 +8,24 @@
 Mac-specific arguments to configure
 ===================================
 
-* ``--enable-framework``
+* ``--enable-framework[=DIR]``
 
   If this argument is specified the build will create a Python.framework rather
   than a traditional Unix install. See the section
   _`Building and using a framework-based Python on Mac OS X` for more 
   information on frameworks.
 
+  If the optional directory argument is specified the framework it installed
+  into that directory. This can be used to install a python framework into
+  your home directory::
+
+     $ configure --enable-framework=/Users/ronald/Library/Frameworks
+     $ make && make install
+
+  This will install the framework itself in ``/Users/ronald/Library/Frameworks``,
+  the applications in a subdirectory of ``/Users/ronald/Applications`` and the
+  command-line tools in ``/Users/ronald/bin``.
+
 * ``--with-framework-name=NAME``
 
   Specify the name for the python framework, defaults to ``Python``. This option