> On 7/06/2016, at 20:14, Jeroen Demeyer <jdeme...@cage.ugent.be> wrote: > > On 2016-06-07 09:53, Erik Bray wrote: >> $ ./setup.py install --root=root > > Well, it seems that setuptools behaves completely differently if --root is > set, no idea why... > > With --root=/tmp > > [...] > copying banshees.txt -> /tmp/usr/local/src/sage-git/local/shared/siouxsie > [...]
It does exactly what it should. “—root” is the equivalent of DESTDIR for autotooled packages. It is meant for use by distribution to install in a staging area. François -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
