On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:00 PM, David Cournapeau <da...@ar.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp> wrote: > Hi Tarek, > > Tarek Ziadé wrote: >> >> this can change. I am working on it. I need feedback though. >> >> let me know how my extension code proposal fits your needs. >> >> http://wiki.python.org/moin/Distutils/ManifestPluginSystem/Draft >> > > I will fill in the examples (this pages does not concern manifest only, > then ?) from my own experience.
no it doesn't. it's a generic tool to extend a command using plugins . > > IMHO, adding plugins systems will not change the fundamental > deficiencies of distutils, though. You may be able to mitigate some > problems, but I don't think you will be able to solve the fundamental > issues, because they are fundamental design issues. The only way to fix > them would induce serious breakage, and in that case, given the quality > of distutils code, starting from scratch would be easier - Sorry, it's too easy to say "it sucks, scratch it and re-do it" ;) 1/ I am on Guido side here. I'd rather refactor the existing code. 2/ It's there, it works for a lot of people. let's improve it slowly step by step 3/ the quality is increasing, the test coverage too. compare the trunk with Python 2.5 one.. my proposal: Step 1 - check the extension mechanism and see if it fits your brain Step 2 - see where you would like to refactor distutils in order to make it configurable/extensible -- Tarek _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
