I just sent the following {see below} message to docs
at python.org, but then discovered this ML, subscribed,
and am re-sending it to this list:Request for possible additions to the "Installing Python Modules" doc: 1. When I want to install a package in 2 steps, first building in a separate build dir (--build-base=~/temp/foo) then install in my own packages directory (--home=~/python_pkgs), please mention in the doc how setup.py knows I've already run the build. That is, when I tell setup.py to install, how does it know that I previously ran a build, and where those build products are waiting? 2. At the very beginning of the doc, you might mention the difference between installing a single module, and installing a package containing a number of modules. That is, do developers use distutils when they are providing only one module (as opposed to a package full of modules)? 3. It might also be beneficial to note in the doc why you run the command as "python setup.py" instead of "./setup.py". 4. It would be nice to have a comment about what lands in your '--build-base' when you've got a package that only contains some pure Python modules. I guess setup.py simply copies the .py files to the build directory? I could make these changes/additions myself, but would need to know: A. Where to get the source from, and B. The answers to the above questions. :) BTW, I don't know if this message is going to a ML or not. If it is, and I need to subscribe to get a reply, please point me in the right direction. Thanks, ---John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Doc-SIG maillist - Doc-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/doc-sig
