[ python-Bugs-1382562 ] --install-base not honored on win32

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Bugs item #1382562, was opened at 2005-12-16 16:59
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Category: Distutils
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: John Ehresman (jpe)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: --install-base not honored on win32

Initial Comment:
The --install-base options isn't honored on win32
because code in install.finalize_others() in install.py
overwrites the value with either self.home,
self.prefix, or sys.prefix.

I was trying to use --install-base because --prefix
won't accept an absolute path on win32.  Does anyone
know the rationale for rejecting absolute paths on win32?

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