From 27b6aa9f5c5b432d99f2678224c8fc307da0c3c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Goodwin <dgg@caltech.edu>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 13:18:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] perform configuration of setup.py

---
 Cantera/python/Makefile.in               |  6 +++++-
 Cantera/python/{setup.py => setup.py.in} | 13 ++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 rename Cantera/python/{setup.py => setup.py.in} (82%)
 mode change 100755 => 100644

diff --git a/Cantera/python/Makefile.in b/Cantera/python/Makefile.in
index c93803e7f..f1ab656cf 100755
--- a/Cantera/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/python/Makefile.in
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ SRCS = src/ctphase_methods.cpp \
 all: _build
 
 _build: $(SRCS) $(LIB_DEPS)
-	touch src/pycantera.cpp
+	touch src/pycantera.cpp 
 	@PYTHON_CMD@ setup.py build
 	echo 'ok' > _build
 
 install:
+ifeq (@local_inst@,1)
+	@PYTHON_CMD@ setup.py install --prefix=@prefix@
+else
 	@PYTHON_CMD@ setup.py install
+endif
 
 clean:
 	@PYTHON_CMD@ setup.py clean
diff --git a/Cantera/python/setup.py b/Cantera/python/setup.py.in
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 82%
rename from Cantera/python/setup.py
rename to Cantera/python/setup.py.in
index fb2c0aca0..4af7a2846
--- a/Cantera/python/setup.py
+++ b/Cantera/python/setup.py.in
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python2
-
-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
-
-libs = []
 import sys
+try:
+    from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+except:
+    print 'could not import distutils. Skipping Python interface.'
+    sys.exit(0)
+    
+libs = []
 platform = sys.platform
 
 if platform == "win32":
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ setup(name="Cantera",
                     ["src/pycantera.cpp"],
                     include_dirs=["../../build/include",
                                   "src", "../clib/src"],
-                    library_dirs = ["../../build/lib"], libraries = libs)
+                    library_dirs = ["@buildlib@"], libraries = libs)
           ],
      )