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Tarek Ziadé · Tarek Ziadé · commit b08c3a818eb6 · 2009-08-21T14:25:49.000Z
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diff --git a/Doc/install/index.rst b/Doc/install/index.rst
@@ -703,7 +703,8 @@ Notes:
 (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).
@@ -718,9 +719,10 @@ Notes:
    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:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ directories.
 - Issue 5390: Add uninstall icon independent of whether file
 extensions are installed.
 
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Issue #6556: Fixed the Distutils configuration files location explanation
+  for Windows.
+
 Test
 ----
 
