Hey Robin, > What happens if other distros decide not to use this environment variable? > Do I really want distro specific code in the package?
AFAIK this is seeing a great deal of use outside of Debian and even Linux, for instance GCC also supports this variable. > In short where does the distro responsibility and package maintainers > boundary need to be? I guess it mostly comes down to whether you'd like them to carry the debt of a vendor patch to implement the behaviour for you in a way you don't like, or you'd prefer to retain full control. :) So it's more a preference than a responsibility. David _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
