how to configure the search path for PyBuildExt.detect_modules in setup.py

[Rostislav Chudoba]

Hi everyone,

Is it possible to compile the suite Tcl, Tk, Tix, BLT and Python with 
Tkinter in nonstandard directories: /usr/lib, /usr/include 
_without_ having to modify anything in Modules/Setup?

There is a setup.py script which can detect whether there is tcl and tk in 
the directories /usr/include and /usr/lib. 
Why does this script does not use any environment variables for the library 
and include paths? 
Of course, I could edit Modules/Setup but I would have to do that for every 
time I include a new version of Python. Setting enviromnent variables would 
allow just copy & install procedure.

My goal is to have a system-independent suite of the mentioned packages to 
avoid tedious work after each linux system upgrade. 

Rostislav Chudoba