[Python-Dev] Problem with module loading on multi-arch?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Neal Becker wrote:
> Sorry, maybe I used confusing terminology.
> 
> A reference is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Python
> This is the current setup.  For example, this is a standard macro used by
> Redhat in RPM SPEC files for python:
> 
> %define python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import
> get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
> 
> %define python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import
> get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
> 
> Clearly this practice is widespread.  It would seem that module search needs
> some modification to fully support it.

Ah. That isn't supported at all, at the moment. Redhat should not be
using it. Instead, there shouldn't be a difference between sitearch and
sitelib.

Regards,
Martin