--- Makefile.pre.in.orig	2009-01-08 09:43:06.261158000 -0500
+++ Makefile.pre.in	2009-01-08 09:44:31.606000400 -0500
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 # Shell used by make (some versions default to the login shell, which is bad)
 SHELL=		/bin/sh
 
+# Default DESTDIR to the root directory
+DESTDIR=/
+
 # Use this to make a link between python$(VERSION) and python in $(BINDIR)
 LN=		@LN@
 
@@ -997,7 +1000,7 @@
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
-		--root=/$(DESTDIR)
+		--root=$(DESTDIR)
 
 # Here are a couple of targets for MacOSX again, to install a full
 # framework-based Python. frameworkinstall installs everything, the
@@ -1076,7 +1079,7 @@
 	./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/setup.py install \
 	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 	--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
-	--root=/$(DESTDIR)
+	--root=$(DESTDIR)
 
 # Build the toplevel Makefile
 Makefile.pre: Makefile.pre.in config.status