1diff --git a/python-package/setup.py b/python-package/setup.py
2index e6c3386f..4ed0a8bd 100644
3--- a/python-package/setup.py
4+++ b/python-package/setup.py
5@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ libpath_py = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'xgboost/libpath.py')
6 libpath = {'__file__': libpath_py}
7 exec(compile(open(libpath_py, "rb").read(), libpath_py, 'exec'), libpath, libpath)
8
9-LIB_PATH = [os.path.relpath(libfile, CURRENT_DIR) for libfile in libpath['find_lib_path']()]
10-print("Install libxgboost from: %s" % LIB_PATH)
11 # Please use setup_pip.py for generating and deploying pip installation
12 # detailed instruction in setup_pip.py
13 setup(name='xgboost',
14@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ setup(name='xgboost',
15 # this will use MANIFEST.in during install where we specify additional files,
16 # this is the golden line
17 include_package_data=True,
18- data_files=[('xgboost', LIB_PATH)],
19 license='Apache-2.0',
20 classifiers=['License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License'],
21 url='https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost')
22diff --git a/python-package/xgboost/libpath.py b/python-package/xgboost/libpath.py
23index d87922c0..859a30fb 100644
24--- a/python-package/xgboost/libpath.py
25+++ b/python-package/xgboost/libpath.py
26@@ -19,32 +19,4 @@ def find_lib_path():
27 lib_path: list(string)
28 List of all found library path to xgboost
29 """
30- curr_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(__file__)))
31- # make pythonpack hack: copy this directory one level upper for setup.py
32- dll_path = [curr_path, os.path.join(curr_path, '../../lib/'),
33- os.path.join(curr_path, './lib/'),
34- os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'xgboost')]
35- if sys.platform == 'win32':
36- if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit':
37- dll_path.append(os.path.join(curr_path, '../../windows/x64/Release/'))
38- # hack for pip installation when copy all parent source directory here
39- dll_path.append(os.path.join(curr_path, './windows/x64/Release/'))
40- else:
41- dll_path.append(os.path.join(curr_path, '../../windows/Release/'))
42- # hack for pip installation when copy all parent source directory here
43- dll_path.append(os.path.join(curr_path, './windows/Release/'))
44- dll_path = [os.path.join(p, 'xgboost.dll') for p in dll_path]
45- elif sys.platform.startswith('linux') or sys.platform.startswith('freebsd'):
46- dll_path = [os.path.join(p, 'libxgboost.so') for p in dll_path]
47- elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
48- dll_path = [os.path.join(p, 'libxgboost.dylib') for p in dll_path]
49-
50- lib_path = [p for p in dll_path if os.path.exists(p) and os.path.isfile(p)]
51-
52- # From github issues, most of installation errors come from machines w/o compilers
53- if not lib_path and not os.environ.get('XGBOOST_BUILD_DOC', False):
54- raise XGBoostLibraryNotFound(
55- 'Cannot find XGBoost Library in the candidate path, ' +
56- 'did you install compilers and run build.sh in root path?\n'
57- 'List of candidates:\n' + ('\n'.join(dll_path)))
58- return lib_path
59+ return ["@libpath@/libxgboost.so"]