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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2013-05-12 12:36:07 +0200 |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2013-05-12 12:36:07 +0200 |
| commit | 900055b1dba8c7c638319989d725486bee4f40e8 (patch) | |
| tree | 0401545c7963366023eaf93ccdc98dadd70adbbf /Doc/install | |
| parent | 39e7a7ee0710ee9e27d1d2afc1405ef032f440ec (diff) | |
| download | cpython-900055b1dba8c7c638319989d725486bee4f40e8.tar.gz | |
Closes issue #17732: ignore install-directory specific options in
distutils.cfg when a venv is active.
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diff --git a/Doc/install/index.rst b/Doc/install/index.rst index e0c5c16aec..e595309da9 100644 --- a/Doc/install/index.rst +++ b/Doc/install/index.rst @@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ environment variables, such as Mac OS 9, the configuration variables supplied by the Distutils are the only ones you can use.) See section :ref:`inst-config-files` for details. +.. note:: When a :ref:`virtual environment <venv-def>` is activated, any options + that change the installation path will be ignored from all distutils configuration + files to prevent inadvertently installing projects outside of the virtual + environment. + .. XXX need some Windows examples---when would custom installation schemes be needed on those platforms? |