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Title: [PATCH] distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib prefix argument broken
Type: behavior
Components: Distutils Versions: Python 3.0, Python 2.6
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Status: open Resolution:
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Assigned To: Nosy List: pjenvey
Priority: Keywords: patch

Created on 2008-07-16 21:10 by pjenvey, last changed 2008-07-16 23:51 by pjenvey.

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msg69836 (view) Author: Philip Jenvey (pjenvey) Date: 2008-07-16 21:10 
get_python_lib supports an optional prefix argument:

    If 'prefix' is supplied, use it instead of sys.prefix or
    sys.exec_prefix -- i.e., ignore 'plat_specific'.

However the NT and OS2 platforms don't use the prefix argument when 
specified.

This problem was brought up a while ago here: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2002-November/003099.html

Andrew (the OS2 maintainer) claimed in the thread that fixing this would 
break OS2, but I don't see how. All callers of get_python_lib in the 
stdlib don't specify a prefix anyway. Anyone calling it with a prefix 
and expecting it not to be used is broken.
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2008-07-16 23:51:31pjenveysettitle: distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib prefix argument broken -> [PATCH] distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib prefix argument broken
2008-07-16 21:10:53pjenveycreate