#15133: python port confused by ~/.pydistutils.cfg -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- Reporter: pfein@pobox.com | Owner: macports-tickets@lists.macosforge.org Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: | -----------------------------+---------------------------------------------- I use a custom ~/.pydistutils.cfg to install setuptools packages in my home directory {{{ $ cat /Users/pfein/.pydistutils.cfg [install] install_lib = ~/lib/python$py_version_short install_scripts = ~/bin/python$py_version_short [easy_install] install_dir = ~/lib/python$py_version_short script_dir = ~/bin/python$py_version_short zip_ok = false }}} See http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/config-syntax.html for more info Doing so causes ports to install there, instead of under /opt/local/lib/python2.5: {{{ sudo port install py25-sqlite3 ---> Fetching py25-sqlite3 ---> Verifying checksum(s) for py25-sqlite3 ---> Extracting py25-sqlite3 ---> Configuring py25-sqlite3 ---> Building py25-sqlite3 with target build ---> Staging py25-sqlite3 into destroot Warning: violation by /Users Warning: py25-sqlite3 violates the layout of the ports-filesystems! Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is intended), it will be an error in future releases! ---> Installing py25-sqlite3 2.5.2_0 ---> Activating py25-sqlite3 2.5.2_0 ---> Cleaning py25-sqlite3 }}} I suspect that ports is calling setup.py without any arguments. It should probably pass explicit --prefix & the like instead. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/ticket/15133> MacPorts </projects/macports> Ports system for Mac OS