The Makefile suggests a local install and works almost as is, except for
the python path. Make it work automatically for this typical use case,
and give a corresponding hint in INSTALL.md.
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxx>
---
INSTALL.md | 5 +++--
Makefile | 2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 00aabb7..d479681 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ filter-repo only consists of a few files that need to be installed:
You can create this symlink to (or copy of) git-filter-repo named
git_filter-repo.py and place it in your python site packages; `python
-c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages())"` may help you find the
- appropriate location for your system. Alternatively, you can place
- this file anywhere within $PYTHONPATH.
+ appropriate location for your system, `python -c "import site;
+ print(site.getusersitepackages())"` for a local install. Alternatively,
+ you can place this file anywhere within $PYTHONPATH.
* git-filter-repo.1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31f5e3a..c97d1f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bindir = $(prefix)/libexec/git-core
localedir = $(prefix)/share/locale
mandir = $(prefix)/share/man
htmldir = $(prefix)/share/doc/git-doc
-pythondir = $(prefix)/lib64/python3.6/site-packages
+pythondir = $(shell python -c "import site; print(site.getusersitepackages())")
default: build
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2.32.0.375.gf4d99f6c19
