On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Carl Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 03/14/2012 09:33 AM, PJ Eby wrote: >> Again, this raises the question: is .pbd a load-and-go format for >> distributing and *running* Python code, or is it just a way to bundle >> compiled extensions along with source code to simplify installation? I >> worry that some folks in the conversation may be thinking one thing, and >> some folks the other. > > I think it was already clarified that it is the latter - purely a > distribution format, intended for unzipped PEP-376 style installation, > not drop-in use. Which means that no, it isn't a full replacement for > eggs (I don't think that was the goal).
Right. It is only a replacement for use of eggs as a binary distribution (not installation) format. Jim -- Jim Fulton http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfulton _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
