On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:11:34 +0200, Gregor Gorjanc wrote: > I am a total newbie to Python and I am confused with installation of > non-debianized python modules? I am trying to install PyPedal[1] module. > It has several dependencies and I have found most of them as debian > packages for which I am really grateful to you folks! I am left with a > list of three modules that are not debianized i.e.: pythondoc, testoob > and PyPedal. How should these be installed so that I will not mess up my > Debian installation? If I simply use the following > > wget > http://puzzle.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pypedal/ PyPedal-2.0.0b21.tar.gz > > ## This should be now general > tar -xzvvf PyPedal-* > cd PyPedal-* > python setup.py install > > I will end up with messing the system stuff. Which flag should I use > --home, --debian, --prefix, ... to properly separate local installation. > > I appologize if this is trivial, but I was not able to find any relevant > info on the web. > > Thank you! > > [1]http://pypedal.sourceforge.net/
Try: python setup.py --prefix=/usr/local More info is available in "Installing Python Modules", available at /usr/ share/doc/python/html/inst/ if you install the python-doc package, or online at <http://docs.python.org/inst/inst.html>. Regards, -- Sam Morris http://robots.org.uk/ PGP key id 1024D/5EA01078 3412 EA18 1277 354B 991B C869 B219 7FDB 5EA0 1078 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
