# [PATCH] INSTALL: Add docs on how to use custom Python paths. 3 messages from 2015-08-31 to 2015-08-31. Participants: Ehsan Akhgari, Luke Diamand, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/40228 ## Ehsan Akhgari, 2015-08-31 13:22 Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL: Add docs on how to use custom Python paths. Message-ID: <1441027358-27245-1-git-send-email-ehsan@mozilla.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1441027358-27245-1-git-send-email-ehsan%40mozilla.com ``` Signed-off-by: Ehsan Akhgari --- INSTALL | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index ffb071e..5b7fe91 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ Issues of note: supported by Perforce) is needed to use the git-p4 interface to Perforce. + By default, git looks for Python installed in /usr/bin/python. + On systems with a different Python installation path, pass the + --with-python argument to configure, or set the PYTHON_PATH + environment variable when using make to build. + - Some platform specific issues are dealt with Makefile rules, but depending on your specific installation, you may not have all the libraries/tools needed, or you may have -- 2.4.0 ``` ## Luke Diamand, 2015-08-31 14:28 Subject: Re: [PATCH] INSTALL: Add docs on how to use custom Python paths. Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAE5ih7-5giLEUK3BvVcQ_2zMZiBdumDE-8LRsQxFnOZacLktTQ%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <1441027358-27245-1-git-send-email-ehsan@mozilla.com> ``` On 31 August 2015 at 14:22, Ehsan Akhgari wrote: > Signed-off-by: Ehsan Akhgari > --- > INSTALL | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL > index ffb071e..5b7fe91 100644 > --- a/INSTALL > +++ b/INSTALL > @@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ Issues of note: > supported by Perforce) is needed to use the git-p4 interface > to Perforce. > > + By default, git looks for Python installed in /usr/bin/python. > + On systems with a different Python installation path, pass the > + --with-python argument to configure, or set the PYTHON_PATH > + environment variable when using make to build. > + > - Some platform specific issues are dealt with Makefile rules, > but depending on your specific installation, you may not > have all the libraries/tools needed, or you may have Looks good to me. Thanks Luke ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2015-08-31 14:53 Subject: Re: [PATCH] INSTALL: Add docs on how to use custom Python paths. Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqr3mjy0e0.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: <1441027358-27245-1-git-send-email-ehsan@mozilla.com> ``` Ehsan Akhgari writes: > Signed-off-by: Ehsan Akhgari > --- > INSTALL | 5 +++++ > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL > index ffb071e..5b7fe91 100644 > --- a/INSTALL > +++ b/INSTALL > @@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ Issues of note: > supported by Perforce) is needed to use the git-p4 interface > to Perforce. > > + By default, git looks for Python installed in /usr/bin/python. > + On systems with a different Python installation path, pass the > + --with-python argument to configure, or set the PYTHON_PATH > + environment variable when using make to build. > + > - Some platform specific issues are dealt with Makefile rules, > but depending on your specific installation, you may not > have all the libraries/tools needed, or you may have Thanks for a patch, but I doubt that it is a good idea to do this. The paragraph we see in the post-context of your patch is meant to cover it, together with 47 other platform specific locations like SHELL_PATH, PERL_PATH, CURLDIR, etc. ```