[Distutils] distutils 101 question...

[Venkat Bommakanti]

Hi folks,

On i686 Linux, I would like to place my python 
modules as:
   <base_dir>/src/py-modules/*.py
and use the cmd from <base_dire>:
   ...base_dir]$  python   src/py-modules/setup.py  
                  install  --prefix=<base_dir>/usr
so the .py files and the corresponding compiled .pyc 
files are at:
   <base_dir>/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packacges/*.py[c]

Its unclear from the documentation, how I could 
specify the location of the *.py files, ie:
   <base_dir>/src/py-modules/
in the installation command:
   ...base_dir]$  python   src/py-modules/setup.py  
                  install  --prefix=<base_dir>/usr

I can specify the destination of the module/compiled 
files, but how do I specify the the path to the .py 
files. I get the "file not found error".

Of course, if I cd to:
   <base_dir>/src/py-modules/
and run the command, its able to find all the modules 
listed in setup.py:py_modules[.....] entry.

This is one among many other modules (C/py) being 
built while at the <base_dir>, as part of the build
of the entire project...

Thanks,
/venkat


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