David Lyon wrote: > [datafiles] > directories = data/us_data > data/de_data > data/uk_data > data/fr_data > >
Ok - then I think it is confusing to have a directory entry in datafiles. > , but could also be any other type of resource > down to icons and bitmaps. > In current distutils usage, they have become the kitchen sink for documentation, icons, test data, etc... You need more fine-grained control when installing complex packages, you can find several threads on that topic (Linux packagers are the most vocal on this problem). An updated format should care about those user-cases IMO, David _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
