Additional arguments build_install_install

Question

I am trying to install ReportLab , but I do not have a C compiler to compile the rl_accel library. Using setup.py, I would add an additional argument as follows:

python setup.py --rl_accel=no install

Is it possible to add additional arguments to easy_install so that I can reproduce the same effect?

easy_install reportlab [something here?]

Answer 1

without using a command, but you can write a configuration file:

http://packages.python.org/distribute/easy_install.html#controlling-build-options