[PyX-devel] Installing PyX to a non-standard location.

[Andrea R. <ari...@pi...>]

Hi,
I was working to a new Fink package for the new PyX 0.7, when realized 
that the *.lfs files are not found by PyX because are searched in the 
wrong place. After digging a little bit I've found a solution that I 
think is far less than optimal. It consists of a little patch to 
setup.py:

--- PyX-0.7/setup.py.orig       Mon Nov 15 16:30:04 2004
+++ PyX-0.7/setup.py    Tue Nov 16 13:24:08 2004
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  #

  data_files = [# share/pyx is taken relative to "setup.py install 
--home=..."
-              ("share/pyx", ["pyx/lfs/10pt.lfs",
+              ("share/pyx-py@PYTHON_FLAVOR@", ["pyx/lfs/10pt.lfs",
                               "pyx/lfs/11pt.lfs",
                               "pyx/lfs/12pt.lfs",
                               "pyx/lfs/10ptex.lfs",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                               "pyx/lfs/foils30pt.lfs",
                               "contrib/pyx.def"]),
                # /etc is taken relative to "setup.py install --root=..."
-              ("/etc", ["pyxrc"])]
+              ("@PREFIX@/etc", ["pyxrc"])]

  #
  # pyx_build_py
@@ -95,8 +98,11 @@

      def run(self):
          install_data.run(self)
-        self.pyx_lfsdir = self.pyx_sharedir = 
os.path.join(self.install_dir, "share", "pyx")
-        self.pyx_pyxrc = os.path.join(self.root or "/", "etc", "pyxrc")
+        self.pyx_lfsdir = self.pyx_sharedir = os.path.join("@PREFIX@", 
"share", "pyx-py@PYTHON_FLAVOR@")
+        self.pyx_pyxrc = os.path.join("@PREFIX@", "etc", "pyxrc")

where @PREFIX@ is replaced before install phase by the Fink prefix 
directory (usually /sw).

As far as I can remember Andre uses Fink as well, so I'm wondering if 
he know a better way of getting PyX installed with the right paths 
written in siteconfig.py

I've also read an old thread on PyX-devel (that I missed back on 
April), among Andre, Joerg and Fernando Perez about this topic, but it 
wasn't of much help, perhaps I've missed the point...

Thanks in advance,
   Andrea.