--- a/ngs-python/setup.py	2019-03-18 12:37:12.000000000 -0400
+++ b/ngs-python/setup.py	2019-05-28 13:09:44.344531737 -0400
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       author='sra-tools',
       author_email='sra-tools@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov',
       packages=['ngs'],
-      include_package_data=True,
       scripts=[],
       #test_suite="tests",
       )

--- a/ngs-python/Makefile.python	2019-05-28 13:42:40.144181446 -0400
+++ b/ngs-python/Makefile.python	2019-05-28 13:41:25.357950185 -0400
@@ -79,14 +79,8 @@
 	@ mkdir -p $@
 
 install: $(TARGETS) $(INST_PYTHONDIR) copyexamples
-ifeq (0, $(shell id -u))
-	@ echo "Installing ngs package..."
-	@ python setup.py -q install --root="$pkgdir/"
-   
-else
-	@ echo "Installing ngs package..."
-	@ python setup.py -q install --user
-endif
+	@ echo "Installing ngs package..." 
+	@ python setup.py -q install --root=$(subst usr/,,$(INST_PYTHONDIR))
 
 ifneq (, $(NGS_LIBDIR))
 ifneq (, $(VDB_LIBDIR))