At 03:18 PM 11/19/2010 -0800, K. Richard Pixley wrote:
I'm trying to install to a non-standard directory.
Why? It makes a difference as to what the best way to do it is. For example, if you're planning to install a Python application or create a restricted development environment, you might be better off using a virtualenv. Or, alternatively, you may want to configure your ~/.pydistutils.cfg to set the default installation paths rather than having to specify them on the command line for every package you install.
distutils.errors.DistutilsError: can't create or remove files in install directory
The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the installation directory:
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/rich/projects/rcmp/junk/lib/python2.6/site-packages/test-easy-install-12743.pth'
The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or the distutils default setting) was:
/home/rich/projects/rcmp/junk/lib/python2.6/site-packages/
This directory does not currently exist. Please create it and try again, or choose a different installation directory (using the -d or --install-dir option).
As the above says, the path you're trying to install to doesn't exist. (The next thing you'll find after you fix that, is that it isn't on your PYTHONPATH.) What are you trying to install, and why do you want to install it in that specific directory?