quodlibet 'python setup.py install --root=foo --prefix=bar' fails with everything under share being installed directly to bar

Running the above command, setup.py starts to install all the files into
the temp root directory marked by 'foo' until it reaches the share part of
the hierarchy and then tries to install files there directly to the final
directory 'bar' (to which it doesn't have permission).  In the error listed
below, root=/sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1 and prefix=/sw. 
When --root is provided, setup.py should not try to install directly to /sw.

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running install_scripts
creating /sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1/sw/bin
copying build/scripts-2.5/exfalso ->
/sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1/sw/bin
copying build/scripts-2.5/quodlibet ->
/sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1/sw/bin
changing mode of
/sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1/sw/bin/exfalso to 755
changing mode of
/sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1/sw/bin/quodlibet to 755
running install_egg_info
Writing
/sw/src/fink.build/root-quodlibet-py25-2.0-1/sw/lib/python2.5/site-packages/quod
libet-2.0-py2.5.egg-info
running install_shortcuts
copying build/share/applications/quodlibet.desktop -> /sw/share/applications
error: /sw/share/applications/quodlibet.desktop: Permission denied

Original issue reported on code.google.com by niederst...@gmail.com on 5 Apr 2009 at 9:46

lebauce / quodlibet

quodlibet 'python setup.py install --root=foo --prefix=bar' fails with everything under share being installed directly to bar #172