On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 02:48:58PM +0100, Chris Withers wrote:
> Fred Drake wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Chris Withers <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>>> As is specifying the setuptools distribution as a requirement when you're
>>> already using it...
>>
>> I don't use setuptools at runtime unless something requires it.
>>
>> Having it available at install time and run time are two different
>> things, and should remain so.
>
> All I'm saying is that packages shouldn't express a dependency on  
> setuptools if setuptools is required even before that expression can be  
> parsed.
>
> I'm not talking about install or run time...
>
Are you then talking about build time?

-Toshio

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