[Distutils] question about setuptools

[Robert Kern]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:

> See:
> 
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/python/python/nondist/sandbox/setuptools/EasyInstall.txt?rev=HEAD&view=auto
> 
> under "Non-Root Installation" for details of the best way to do this; it 
> may require a slight adjustment to your layout, but it will then allow you 
> to use .pth files in your home-based setup.  You will have to clear out 
> your --home setup from .pydistutils.cfg, though.

Do you think it might be possible for ez_setup.py and easy_install.py to
interpret the --home and --prefix options sensibly? Two people I've
tried to convert to setuptools work exclusively on Linux with non-root
installations. --prefix was the first thing they tried because it's the
standard way for distutils to do this kind of thing. I suspect many
other people will do the same.

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