On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 10:45 PM, Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
> Even if python is available, you might not want to run > arbitrary code just to install a package. > > If a config file can contain executable code, then it > can contain bugs. Debugging is something the developer of > a package should have to do, not the user. In my experience, > fixing someone else's buggy setup.py is about as much fun > as pulling one's own teeth out with a blunt screwdriver. well, in my experience, debugging my OWN buggy setup.py is about equally pleasant! But I think there is consensus here that build systems need to be customisable -- which means arbitrary code may have to be run. So I don't think this is going to help anyone avoiding dealing with buggy builds :-( or are we talking about a config file that would be delivered with a binary wheel? IN which case, yes, it should not have any executable code in it. And anyway, it seems folks want to go with static config anyway -- clearly separating configuration from customization, so I'll stop now. I'd still like to be able to use Python literals, though :-) -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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