On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 13:22, Jeremy Whitlock <jcscoob...@gmail.com> wrote: >... >>> subversion/bindings/ctypes-python/README still refers to setup.py. >> >> I think this is for those who are not using --with-ctypesgen option >> while running configure script. Also this might work on Windows where >> configure coupled with "make ctypes-python" might not. > > > That is not true. setup.py is used to compile and clean the ctype-based > Python bindings.
Yeah, and I think its use should be removed. distutils is overly complicated for what *should* be a very simple build/clean process. Placing the output into the source directory (vs build) was just a simple mistake. There isn't any particular reason for that, I believe. Cheers, -g
