[vtk-developers] [VTK 0013858]: Default setup for Python bindings should respect $DESTDIR

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The following issue has been SUBMITTED. 
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http://www.vtk.org/Bug/view.php?id=13858 
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Reported By:                Andrzej Giniewicz
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    VTK
Issue ID:                   13858
Category:                   (No Category)
Reproducibility:            have not tried
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   low
Status:                     backlog
Project:                    TBD 
Type:                       incorrect functionality 
Resolution:                 open
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2013-02-02 07:30 EST
Last Modified:              2013-02-02 07:30 EST
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Summary:                    Default setup for Python bindings should respect
$DESTDIR
Description: 
Default install of Python bindings does not respect DESTDIR variable. On Arch
Linux we apply patch along the lines of:

--- VTK/Wrapping/Python/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2013-02-02 12:56:08.067142089 +0100
+++ VTK/Wrapping/Python/CMakeLists.txt	2013-02-02 12:58:16.182794679 +0100
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
 
     # Create default python setup arguments if they are not set.
     IF(NOT DEFINED VTK_PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS)
-      SET(VTK_PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS "--prefix=\"${DOLLAR}{CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\""
+      SET(VTK_PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS "--root=\"${DOLLAR}DESTDIR\"
--prefix=\"${DOLLAR}{CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\""
         CACHE STRING "Arguments passed to \"python setup.py install ...\"
during installation.")
       MARK_AS_ADVANCED(VTK_PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS)
     ENDIF(NOT DEFINED VTK_PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS)

although this isn't cross-platform solution.
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Issue History 
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2013-02-02 07:30 Andrzej GiniewiczNew Issue                                    
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