Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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())") There may be no "python" on $PATH, yet the user may have told the make via PYTHON_PATH that /usr/bin/python3 is to be used.
