Hi all -- I've just checked in a bunch of changes to the 'install' command, the net effect of which is that it now WORKS. (In case you hadn't been paying attention, I checked in a version several weeks ago that was only half-finished and has since been abandoned.) If you're interested in playing around: first, read the docs, which are also a complete rewrite. This is the nucleus of the "Installing Python Modules" manual; so far, it only covers "alternate" and "custom" installation. ("Standard" installation is pretty obvious, and anyone reading this sig should know what that means... does need to be documented, though!) Documentation is at http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/documentation.html Code is in the CVS tree of course, and I've just put out a new snapshot to celebrate the occasion: http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/implementation.html Enjoy! Greg -- Greg Ward - Linux geek gward@python.net http://starship.python.net/~gward/ I am NOT a nut....