--- Ft/Lib/DistExt/Install.py.old	2006-02-21 21:09:33.754184850 +0000
+++ Ft/Lib/DistExt/Install.py	2006-02-21 21:10:48.473801734 +0000
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
          "force installation (overwrite any existing files)"),
         ('skip-build', None,
          "skip rebuilding everything (for testing/debugging)"),
+        ('root=', None,
+         "Install into alternative root"),        
         ] + Util.GetDocOptions()
 
     boolean_options = ['compile', 'force', 'skip-build', 'with-docs']