[BioPython] Compiling from CVS on OS X

[Steve Lianoglou]

Sorry ... didn't cc the list:

Hi Michiel,

> If, on the other hand, you use a precompiled package, it may be  
> installed in
> a different place. For some reason, the package from macports puts the
> Numerical Python header files in a non-standard place, which is why  
> they
> could not be found. Apparently macports assumes that Python is  
> installed in
> /opt/local/; this may very well be the installation directory used by
> macports for Python itself.
>
> In other words, macports uses a non-standard directory, there is no  
> way for
> Python to know about it, so the header files cannot be found during
> compilation.

I see. I could imagine that many folks might be using macports (or  
similar) to help them manage some of their dependencies.

Do you think it's a good idea if we add the ability to add some custom  
include paths in a more non-intrusive n00b friendly way, like through  
a site.cfg file, for example?

Thanks,
-steve