On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Tarek Ziadé <ziade.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM, David Cournapeau <courn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Tarek Ziadé <ziade.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 5:12 AM, David Cournapeau <courn...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:35 PM, Tarek Ziadé <ziade.ta...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> When you say "which could be solved relatively easily" I suggest that >>>>> you take the time to add concise and precise proposals in >>>>> bugs.python.org so I can work on them. >>>> >>>> Technically, it is easy. Only have two mechanisms for data files: one >>>> for installed data files, and one for extra source files (as done in >>>> automake for example): >>>> - Extra files only need to be listed (and included in sdist) >>>> - Install data files need a target directory. One of the problem >>>> with distutils here is that you can only hardcode paths - in my own >>>> packaging solution, I use $path variables so that any path defined >>>> internally can be reused ($bindir, etc...); something similar could be >>>> defined in distutils. >>> >>> distutils uses install schemes with variables too ($base, etc), that >>> are expanded at installation time. and differs depending on the >>> options you pass to the install command. >>> (look at the command/install module) >> >> To be clear: I am talking about the POV of the setup.py writer here. >> AFAIK, those $path variables are not available in this case: when >> using data_files, you only have the choice between using absolute >> files or relative to package path. That's why you had to advise one >> poster to move his files into a package in one recent email, and that >> the only solution to another poster was to create a new command (to >> access those $path vars). > > We are discussing these options as a matter of fact, in PEP 376.
I don't see data files mentioned in PEP 376, nor how the PEP is related to this discussion. David _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
