diff -ruN pyevent-0.3.pris/setup.py pyevent-0.3/setup.py
--- pyevent-0.3.pris/setup.py	2005-09-11 22:44:04.000000000 -0500
+++ pyevent-0.3/setup.py	2007-04-23 11:17:14.500323500 -0500
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 import glob, os, sys
 
-if glob.glob('/usr/lib/libevent.*'):
-    print 'found system libevent for', sys.platform
-    event = Extension(name='event',
+# Where to find libevent
+libevent_location = os.environ.get('LIBEVENT_HOME')
+
+if libevent_location != None:
+    if glob.glob('%s/libevent.*' % (libevent_location,)):
+        print 'found system libevent for', sys.platform
+        event = Extension(name='event',
                        sources=[ 'event.c' ],
                        libraries=[ 'event' ])
 elif glob.glob('%s/lib/libevent.*' % sys.prefix):