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Bug 310787 - configure does not check environment for PYTHON
configure does not check environment for PYTHON
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: libxslt
Classification: Platform
Component: general
1.1.14
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Daniel Veillard
libxml QA maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-07-18 17:23 UTC by Joseph Sacco
Modified: 2006-01-05 16:54 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.11/2.12


Description Joseph Sacco 2005-07-18 17:23:40 UTC 
Distribution/Version: YDL-4.0.1

When searching for python, configure should first check the environment to see
if PYTHON has been set, before checking the file system in the usual places.

Take a look at the configure file for gnome-menus-2.11.1.1 for an example of how
to resolve this issue.
Comment 1 Joseph Sacco 2005-07-22 13:46:55 UTC 
Using the configuration flag

     --with-python="path-to-python-installation"

will cause configure to set

     pythondir = PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES

rather than

     pythondir = $(libdir)/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages

-Joseph