diff -aur OpenCV-2.3.0.orig/CMakeLists.txt OpenCV-2.3.0/CMakeLists.txt
--- OpenCV-2.3.0.orig/CMakeLists.txt 2011-07-07 17:31:35.656946629 +0800
+++ OpenCV-2.3.0/CMakeLists.txt	2011-07-07 17:40:34.110696242 +0800
@@ -620,11 +620,7 @@
 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)
-    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()
+    set(PYTHON_PACKAGES_PATH lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/site-packages CACHE PATH "Where to install the python packages.")
 endif()
 if(WIN32)
     get_filename_component(PYTHON_PATH "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}\\InstallPath]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)