[arch-general] Where to install python apps: /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/xyz??

[Øyvind Heggstad]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:27:25 -0600
"David C. Rankin" <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:

> Guy,
> 
> 	I know nothing about python other than what it is. I need to
> install repoview-0.6.5 on my arch server, but I'm not sure where.
> Looking at the other python apps like cairo, FusionIcon, etc.. thay
> seem to be installed as a subdirectory to:
> 
> /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/
> 
> 	The repoview directory contains:
> 
> drwxr-xr-x  3 david david  4096 Feb 19 13:31 templates
> -rw-r--r--  1 david david  3457 Feb 19 13:31 ChangeLog
> -rw-r--r--  1 david david 18009 Mar  3  2005 COPYING
> -rw-r--r--  1 david david   708 Jul 19  2007 README
> -rw-r--r--  1 david david  2634 Sep 27  2007 repoview.8
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 david david 32932 Feb 19 13:31 repoview.py
> 
> 	Do I just move the directory
> to /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/?  Then is there something else I
> need to do to "register" (for lack of better words) repoview
> somewhere so python knows it is there? Then what about the man page?
> Anything special required to do I just move it to /usr/share/man
> or /usr/local/man?
> 
You should use makepkg for it unless you are doing it in virtualenv.

There already is a PKGBUILD for repoview in aur.
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=35377