On Jul 18, 2013, at 3:20 AM, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17 July 2013 23:18, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > As of right now the User's Guide doesn't mention using setuptools for > building (beyond an empty header listing) and goes with the old distutils > setup.py approach. It also words things like you don't know how to really use > Python and are starting a project entirely from scratch. > > Just picking up on this question: > 1. As Brett says, is the recommendation that everyone should use setuptools? > 2. If that's the case, why aren't we bundling setuptools in the same way that > we are bundling pip? > 3. If we were bundling setuptools, pip wouldn't need to go through the > rigmarole of vendoring it. Personally I think pip should be vendoring setuptools regardless. A package manager with dependencies is strange and there have been quite a few problems caused by setuptools getting in a bad state. > > Paul. > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig ----------------- Donald Stufft PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA
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