[mythtv-users] Python bindings prefix

[Nigel Jewell]

On 12/02/2018 12:29, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 02/11/2018 03:24 PM, Nigel Jewell wrote:
>> I compile MythTV 29 fixes from source on Fedora 27, and even with 
>> changing the installation prefix (--prefix=/usr/local) I'm finding 
>> that the python bindings are ending up in 
>> /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/MythTV.  What am I doing wrong?
>
> https://lists.gt.net/mythtv/commits/550365
>
> Basically, your system's installation of Python is configured to look 
> for Python packages under /usr , so MythTV's Python package is 
> installed where Python will find it so you don't have to specify a 
> PYTHONPATH every time you want to execute some Python program using 
> the MythTV stuff.  If you want it to install in /usr/local you'll need 
> to reconfigure your system Python installation to look there.

Great, makes sense.  Thanks.