Added to proposals page. http://wiki.python.org/moin/Distutils/Proposals
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 4:35 AM, Tarek Ziadé <ziade.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Floris Bruynooghe > <floris.bruynoo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 01:21:12AM +0100, Tarek Ziadé wrote: >>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Floris Bruynooghe >>> <floris.bruynoo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > An argument against a generated .py file is that this won't work for >>> > single-module python distributions. But having a .cfg file or >>> > something next to the module/package might defeat the point of trying >>> > to help the FHS in violating it already. OTOH .egg-info does that too >>> > and seems to be accepted currently. >>> >>> Well, the egg-info file is the static version of setup.py metadata in some >>> way, >>> I would find a new file redundant. >>> >>> I am really curious though, to see what the file would contain.. >> >> I imagine things like libdir, prefix, datadir, docdir and other things >> copied from autoconf. Where the defaults would be something like: >> >> prefix = sys.prefix >> libdir = sys.prefix/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages/pkgname >> datadir = sys.prefix/share/mypackage >> docdir = sys.prefix/share/doc/mypackage >> > > David Cournapeau has sent me a first draft of a document, you might > want to look at. > > http://wiki.python.org/moin/distutils-autoconf > > Might be a good basis for a common understanding > > > > -- > Tarek Ziadé | Association AfPy | www.afpy.org > Blog FR | http://programmation-python.org > Blog EN | http://tarekziade.wordpress.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig > _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
