On 26 April 2000, I said:
Hmmm, you have a point. When generating built distributions, you really do want to sneak a new root directory into the installation paths. So how about this minor spelling change:
./setup.py install --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
OK, I've added this option to the install command. Works for me, but it will blow up on Windows and Mac OS because I'm not sure of the right way to forcibly set a new root directory on a path that might already be absolute. Probably just because my brain is running at a low ebb tonight. Anyways, take a look in distutils/util.py at 'change_root()' in the latest CVS if you can help me. Still haven't added Harry's --record-install option, or something like it. Tomorrow... Greg -- Greg Ward - programmer-at-large gward@python.net http://starship.python.net/~gward/ If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science--it is opinion.