At 02:42 PM 2/8/2006 -0800, Ben Bangert wrote: >I'm wondering if there's any plans for a prefix option, which >functions like the common makefile prefix option for where the lib/ >bin dir will then be, etc. My main reason for asking is this blog >entry regarding setuptools installs: >http://bitworking.org/news/ >Please_stop_using_setuptools__at_least_exclusively__for_now____
Rather than stop using setuptools, package authors should consult: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools#what-your-users-should-know which has a (hopefully) comprehensive list of things that you may need or want to inform your users about. A --prefix option wouldn't have removed the need for *any* of them, I'm afraid. Note also that among the installation options offered at: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#custom-installation-locations is the option to create a "virtual" Python installation, and the supplied virtual-python.py script *does* accept a --prefix option, and would have allowed him to do exactly what he wanted to do by simply using the ~/bin/python created automatically by virtual-python.py. I've written the author a letter privately apologizing for the inconvenience and giving him the links above. I'll probably also post a copy of the letter on my blog, to help raise awareness that setuptools using packages should prominently refer to at least the Custom Installation Locations link. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
