On 17/11/16 16:46, Ben Boeckel wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 10:22:33 +0100, Florian Blachère wrote: >> In the binary package of the 5.2.0 release for linux >> (ParaView-5.2.0-Qt4-OpenGL2-MPI-Linux-64bit.tar.gz) the python libraries >> are under: >> 'ParaView-5.2.0-Qt4-OpenGL2-MPI-Linux-64bit/lib/python2.7', whereas with >> the 5.1.2 release, the files are located under: >> 'ParaView-5.1.2-Qt4-OpenGL2-MPI-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-5.1/lib/python2.7'. >> >> Is it an intentional change ? Because with this new location, there is >> many file conflicts with system python libraries located in >> '/usr/lib/python2.7'. > Yes, it was done intentionally, though possibly in ignorance to use > cases where it being separate is a benefit. The idea is to make the > package look as much like you'd expect if ParaView were installed > normally (i.e., a Python module would be put under the expected > site-packages directory). > > You can create symlinks from anywhere to the paraview and vtk > directories in the packaged binary and set PYTHONPATH to it if you'd > like to use an external Python as a stopgap, but what is your reason for > wanting an external Python? Would making those packages available to the > packaged Python be sufficient? > > --Ben Ok, I saw the issue #16870 after sending my question. There is also some conflicts with binary files (for instance mpiexec).
I think I will drop everything in /opt instead of /usr to avoid those conflicts with system files. Florian
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