From 00bf74be0578fda2cd662ee6dd75ee18c9112f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:48:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: python-file: Don't create a compressed egg.

* gnu/packages/python.scm (python-file, python2-file)[arguments]: Pass
"--single-version-externally-managed" "--root=/" to #:configure-flags.
---
 gnu/packages/python.scm | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index b5bc499f89..f91747903f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -6462,6 +6462,7 @@ Python's @code{ctypes} foreign function interface (FFI).")
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f                                ;no tests
+       #:configure-flags '("--single-version-externally-managed" "--root=/")
        #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
                   (add-before 'build 'change-directory
                     (lambda _