On Po, 2013-01-07 at 07:38 -1000, Eric Firing wrote: > On 2013/01/07 7:29 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote: > > I, also, am not too much up on the details --- but I think if it's > > possible for "make install" to just call "python setup.py install" under > > the hood, I'd have no objections. > > I think I would even object to that. What would be the point of it? > What problem would it solve? > > Eric
There is one thing autotools are good at: Very easy cross-compilation for end-users and pleasant handling of the C/C++ stuff (conditional compilation, custom flags specified on command-line, lots of checks you can perform before compilation, integrated testing framework etc.) The only pitfall is that writing autotools stuff without knowing best practices or without having full understanding of what you are doing is going to result in endless bugreports you won't know how to solve. If matplotlib relies heavily on C libraries, it might be beneficial, otherwise it is probably not worth the effort for Python projects. Matej ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
