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Zezeng Wang commented on THRIFT-2206: ------------------------------------- I have done a similar operation, it is possible to install the Python library to /usr/lib/python2.7, but the environment I tried is Ubuntu 7.3.0 -16ubuntu3 > Cannot install python files in custom prefix > -------------------------------------------- > > Key: THRIFT-2206 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-2206 > Project: Thrift > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Python - Library > Affects Versions: 0.9.1 > Environment: Redhat Linux 6.4 > Reporter: Afief Halumi > Priority: Minor > > ./configure --prefix=/home/me/ > make > make install > Still tries to install files to /usr/lib/python2.7 and fails because it > doesn't have permission to write there. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)