Bugs item #1653457, was opened at 2007-02-06 17:08 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1653457&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Build Group: Python 2.5 Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Chris Webb (chris_arachsys) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Python misbehaves when installed in / (patch attached) Initial Comment: reduce() in getpath.c chops down a path to the empty string rather than to /. As a result, if you build python with --prefix='' in the usual way for software to be installed into /, it tries to find its libraries in the current directory instead of in /lib: $ python Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix> Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>] 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Feb 6 2007, 16:15:42) [GCC 3.4.3] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> This is fixed by the attached patch. $ python Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Feb 6 2007, 16:19:38) [GCC 3.4.3] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1653457&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
