[vtk-developers] python install prefix in setup.py

[David Gobbi]

Hi Steve, I though you were a Java guy ;)

You're right, using the python "prefix" might be too simplistic.  I know 
that
redhat/suse/mandrake use /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages and I assumed that
other distros would do the same.

There is probably a way to query the distutils module for the right path.

 - David

Steve M. Robbins wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I realize that discussion has moved to a bug report.  However; one
>cannot add a comment without "logging in" and I'm too lazy, so here is
>my comment.
>
>On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 11:45:46AM -0500, David Gobbi wrote:
>  
>
>>The default install location for the VTK python wrappers in VTKcvs 
>>doesn't make sense to me.
>>If the VTK install prefix is /usr/local, then the python wrappers will 
>>be installed here:
>>
>> /usr/local/python2.3/site-packages/
>>
>>If python is installed somewhere else, (e.g. /usr/ is a common location) 
>>then installing the wrappers in /usr/local isn't very useful.
>>    
>>
>
>On the other hand: a system (Debian, for example) may come with python
>installed in /usr but use /usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages as
>the preferred location to install non-vendor python packages.
>
>I think this location is the preferred default.  Is there a way to
>query python for this?
>
>-Steve
>
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