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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2013-05-12 12:36:07 +0200
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2013-05-12 12:36:07 +0200
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Closes issue #17732: ignore install-directory specific options in
distutils.cfg when a venv is active.
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@@ -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?