Install Procedure ----------------- Waf --- $ ./waf --help # shows available waf options $ ./waf configure # use '--prefix=PREFIX' if needed $ ./waf build $ ./waf install Unsupported alternative install methods --------------------------------------- GNU Autotools ------------- Using the same install method of install as cairo - GNU autotools. $ python -c "import sys; print sys.prefix" # make a note of the python prefix $ ./configure --prefix= $ make $ make install # may require superuser access To build from git, use this line instead of the configure line above: $ ./autogen.sh --prefix= If you're installing to another prefix than the one where Python is installed Python will not be able to find the cairo module until you add $prefix/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages to the PYTHONPATH variable. Python distutils ---------------- $ python setup.py install Testing ------- See test/README