[issue25592] distutils docs: data_files always uses sys.prefix

[Jeroen Demeyer]

Jeroen Demeyer <J.Demeyer at UGent.be> added the comment:

> If you’re not sure about the reason for that sentence, I think you should not remove it from the docs

If the docs are wrong, their history doesn't matter that much: the docs should be fixed regardless.

> test the conditions (package with extension module)

I did that before posting this bug report. I also looked at the distutils sources. I couldn't find any evidence that data_files are ever installed in sys.exec_prefix.

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