I really second this... after all.. we're only talking about a file copying program..
Surely after so many years... we must have a clear handle on what files need to be copied where with what permissions.... On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:00:39 +0900, David Cournapeau <da...@ar.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp> wrote: > 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 - I have yet > encountered a single major distutils abstraction which was not poorly > conceived and implemented (my own experience is related to build issues, > for which numpy has requirements which go much beyond the usual python > package, though). Commands classes, compiler classes, distributions, all > this is very wrong for someone who wants more than compiling a couple of > C files and tight control. _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
