make tools/mic more flexible for python path

to make it live with virtualenv

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2fef1f5..69fee8d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,22 +28,21 @@ try:
     ver_file.close()
 except IOError:
     print 'WARNING: Cannot write version number file'
-    pass
 
 # --install-layout is recognized after 2.5
 if sys.version_info[:2] > (2, 5):
     if len(sys.argv) > 1 and 'install' in sys.argv:
-        dist=None
-        import platform
         try:
+            import platform
             (dist, ver, id) = platform.linux_distribution()
+
+            # for debian-like distros, mods will be installed to
+            # ${PYTHONLIB}/dist-packages
+            if dist in ('debian', 'Ubuntu'):
+                sys.argv.append('--install-layout=deb')
         except:
             pass
 
-        # for debian-like distros, set deb-layout py-lib 
-        if dist in ('debian', 'Ubuntu'):
-            sys.argv.append('--install-layout=deb')
-
 PACKAGES = [MOD_NAME,
             MOD_NAME + '/utils',
             MOD_NAME + '/imager',