how to change ponies directory

[lapsio]

I'm installing ponysay in server environment and VM seems to not have share dirs or at least i don't have permissions to it. how can i install ponysay using custom ponies dir

[maandree]

If you do not have root you probably want to compile and install with --private, it will install everything to ~/.local.

[steeph-k]

Not OP, but having the same problem. Thank you, @maandree , that's exactly what I needed. I tried --share-dirand --bin-dir first, and there a a few others.

If you only want to change one or some directories, having a look inside setup.py and choosing the right option(s) may be better. But for a simple private installation on a shared host, --private is perfect.

Edit: I thought I could maybe also close the issue. But I guess that's up to somebody else.