Index: CMakeLists.txt
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--- CMakeLists.txt	(revision 5187)
+++ CMakeLists.txt	(working copy)
@@ -541,7 +541,11 @@
     string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9].[0-9]" PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR "${PYTHON_VERSION_FULL}")
     if(UNIX)
         set(PYTHON_PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/site-packages/opencv)
-        set(PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/site-packages)
+        if(APPLE)
+          set(PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/site-packages CACHE PATH "Where to install the python packages.")
+        else() #debian based assumed, install to the dist-packages.
+          set(PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/dist-packages CACHE PATH "Where to install the python packages.")
+        endif()
     endif()
     if(WIN32)
         get_filename_component(PYTHON_PATH "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}\\InstallPath]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
@@ -889,6 +893,7 @@
 
     set(EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${EXTRA_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /debug")
 
+
     #if(ENABLE_OPENMP)
     #    set(EXTRA_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${EXTRA_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} /openmp")
     #endif()