Andrew, I agree with your proposal; I think it makes more sense than either alternative. Let's see what John says when he gets back from his vacation.
Eric Andrew Straw wrote: > (Picking up this thread a bit late... And I just wrote a longer email > which got munched due to email configuration issues...) > > I'm responsible for the "package_data" keyword being added to setup.py. > The bottom line is Python 2.3 is still supported. I simply didn't > realize that it would screw things up. I propose that setuptools be a > requirement for matplotlib with Python 2.3 and have committed a change > that does this. So the issue is now closed unless we want to implement > an alternative solution. These, as I see them, are: > > 1) revert to the old way. The primary issues with this are a) > "package_data" is supported as standard Python from 2.4 on, and the old > way required carrying our own distutils command and b) we switched the > data directory to have a nested structure, which required code changes > and repository layout changes that would have to be undone. > > 2) make our own distutils monkeypatch a la setuptools. Looking at > setuptools/dist.py, this doesn't look trivial -- certainly beyond my > free bandwidth capacity. > > -Andrew > > Eric Firing wrote: >> Darren Dale wrote: >> >>> We support setuptools, but we do not require it. >>> >> >> So, it sounds like setuptools is required now if one has Python 2.3. >> If so, is that acceptable--is the gain worth the pain? Is there any >> significant pain associated with requiring setuptools, at least for >> people with Python 2.3? >> >> Eric >> >> >>> On Friday 23 February 2007 5:46:58 am Edin Salkovic wrote: >>> >>>> I'm learning a bit about setuptools and distutils, so sorry if this is >>>> a no brainer: Are we using only distutils for matplotlib? I.e. - no >>>> setuptools? >>>> >>>> This is because I stumbled across this at the setuptools page: >>>> http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools >>>> ==== >>>> Feature Highlights: >>>> >>>> .... >>>> * Include data files inside your package directories, where your >>>> code can actually use them. (Python 2.4 distutils also supports this >>>> feature, but setuptools provides the feature for Python 2.3 packages >>>> also, and supports accessing data files in zipped packages too.) >>>> .... >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Edin >>>> >>>> On 2/22/07, Darren Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I noticed today that setup.py is using package_data. Is this >>>>> absolutely >>>>> necessary? The most recent version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux >>>>> includes >>>>> python-2.3, which does not support package_data. We are still >>>>> supporting >>>>> python-2.3, aren't we? >>>>> >>>>> Darren >>>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
