[Distutils] layout and setup.py for packaging documentation

2010-02-28 Thread Jean Daniel
Hello, I am looking for the simplest way to package the html files related to a pure python module. At this point, I would like to just embed them in the source tarball generated by distribute and leave it to a debian or fedora package to install them. I would like a source tarball laid out as

Re: [Distutils] layout and setup.py for packaging documentation

2010-02-28 Thread P.J. Eby
At 10:03 PM 2/28/2010 +0100, Jean Daniel wrote: Can this be simpler? Yes. Don't install docs with your package. People who want them installed locally can just download your source install or use easy_install -e. Also, if your module is popular enough that people make Linux system

Re: [Distutils] layout and setup.py for packaging documentation

2010-02-28 Thread Michael Foord
On 28 February 2010 22:14, P.J. Eby p...@telecommunity.com wrote: At 10:03 PM 2/28/2010 +0100, Jean Daniel wrote: Can this be simpler? Yes. Don't install docs with your package. People who want them installed locally can just download your source install or use easy_install -e. Also,

Re: [Distutils] layout and setup.py for packaging documentation

2010-02-28 Thread Tarek Ziadé
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Michael Foord fuzzy...@gmail.com wrote: On 28 February 2010 22:14, P.J. Eby p...@telecommunity.com wrote: At 10:03 PM 2/28/2010 +0100, Jean Daniel wrote: Can this be simpler? Yes.  Don't install docs with your package.  People who want them installed

Re: [Distutils] layout and setup.py for packaging documentation

2010-02-28 Thread Michael Foord
On 28 February 2010 23:03, Tarek Ziadé ziade.ta...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Michael Foord fuzzy...@gmail.com wrote: On 28 February 2010 22:14, P.J. Eby p...@telecommunity.com wrote: At 10:03 PM 2/28/2010 +0100, Jean Daniel wrote: Can this be simpler?

Re: [Distutils] layout and setup.py for packaging documentation

2010-02-28 Thread P.J. Eby
At 10:39 PM 2/28/2010 +, Michael Foord wrote: On 28 February 2010 22:14, P.J. Eby mailto:p...@telecommunity.comp...@telecommunity.com wrote: At 10:03 PM 2/28/2010 +0100, Jean Daniel wrote: Can this be simpler? Yes. Don't install docs with your package. People who want them installed