[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-629345 ] build does not respect --prefix

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Bugs item #629345, was opened at 2002-10-27 08:10
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.1.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Philip Brown (theferret)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: build does not respect --prefix

Initial Comment:
I want to compile python with a different prefix.
I use configure --prefix=/my/stuf

but some things are still hardcoded to look in /usr/local

for example, setup.py

This stops extensions like bsddb from being built, even
though the include files are present in $prefix/include

Even if I go the extra mile to do export
CPPFLAGS=/my/stuff,
and the configure script successfully detects I have
db.h... 
it STILL does not compile bsddb until I make a link from
/my/stuff/include/db.h to /usr/local/include/db.h


Please fix all those locations that have hardcodes for
/usr/local




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>Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2002-10-27 13:20

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This is by design.

--prefix specifies the places to install *this* package
(i.e. python), not the places to look for other packages.

If you want to find libraries in different locations, edit
Modules/Setup appropriately; setup.py is not designed that case.

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