Index: aclocal.m4
===================================================================
--- aclocal.m4.orig
+++ aclocal.m4
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ python2.1 python2.0 python1.6 python1.5]
   dnl doesn't work.
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON script directory],
     [am_cv_python_pythondir],
-    [am_cv_python_pythondir=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0,prefix='$PYTHON_PREFIX')" 2>/dev/null ||
+    [am_cv_python_pythondir=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib(0,0)" 2>/dev/null ||
      echo "$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/python$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages"`])
   AC_SUBST([pythondir], [$am_cv_python_pythondir])
 
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ python2.1 python2.0 python1.6 python1.5]
   dnl doesn't work.
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $am_display_PYTHON extension module directory],
     [am_cv_python_pyexecdir],
-    [am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0,prefix='$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX')" 2>/dev/null ||
+    [am_cv_python_pyexecdir=`$PYTHON -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print sysconfig.get_python_lib(1,0)" 2>/dev/null ||
      echo "${PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX}/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages"`])
   AC_SUBST([pyexecdir], [$am_cv_python_pyexecdir])
 
Index: nwnnsscomp/python/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- nwnnsscomp/python/Makefile.am.orig
+++ nwnnsscomp/python/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 all-local: setup.py compiler.cpp __init__.py
-	$(PYTHON) setup.py build
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py --no-user-cfg build
 
 install-exec-local: 
-	$(PYTHON) setup.py install --prefix=${DESTDIR}${prefix}
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py --no-user-cfg install --root=${DESTDIR}
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	compiler.cpp \