On 17.09.2010, at 20:43, Martin v. Löwis wrote: > Here at the DZUG conference, we are planning to integrate explicit access to > setuptools metadata to the package index. > > The current idea is to store the contents of the egg_info directory, > giving remote access to specific files. By default, PyPI will extract, > per release, data from the egg that may get uploaded (using the first > one if multiple eggs get uploaded). If no egg gets uploaded, a VM > based build service will generate it from a source distributions. > Tools like setuptools or distribute could also directly upload this > information, e.g. as part of the register command. > > Any opinions?
I'm confused, wouldn't that basically be a slap in the face for the people having worked on PEP345 and distutils2, especially during the Summer of Code? Also, and I understand enthusiasm tends to build up during conferences, but wouldn't supporting setuptools' egg-info directory again be a step backwards after all those months of discussion about the direction of Python packaging? Jannis _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
