setup.py (was Re: [Zope-Coders] RE: [Zope-Checkins] CVS: Zope/doc - INSTALL.txt:1.32)

Matt Behrens matt@zigg.com
Thu, 30 May 2002 13:50:58 -0400


> Does it install all of Zope's dozens of packages in site-packages, then? 
>   Is that what we want?

It will if you don't give it flags.  The Makefile gives it flags to
direct the installation to go into a software home created by the
installer, i.e. /usr/local/lib/zope/2.6.0.

> Alternatively, does "python setup.py build_ext -i" work?  Does it put 
> the extensions in the right place?  That would be the ideal replacement 
> for "python wo_pcgi.py".

Yes.  The Makefile just does a regular setup.py build though.