[Distutils] question about setuptools

[Phillip J. Eby]

At 06:43 PM 9/13/2005 -0700, Robert Kern wrote:
>My request is that if --prefix is provided, then the value of
>--site-dirs be calculated from it.

I'd suggest using PYTHONHOME instead, since that will actually make Python 
run from that directory.  However, my main concern is not making these path 
calculations any more screwy than they already have to be, as they are 
already quite complex.  So, if you can suggest a patch to implement your 
desired behavior that doesn't break anything else and doesn't make my head 
explode upon reviewing it, I'll be happy to check it in.  :)