For oscopy I chose to use autotools with python stuff with the approach "./configure && make && make install". Probably I was not able to find The Good Tutorial/Documentation but I found the learning curve very steep. And today I'm still trying to figure out the interaction with i18n. Comparing with distutils, my understanding is that when installing on a new machine are needed a lot of additional packages (at least autotool suite...) with significantly increase the complexity of first install process. I would not recommend to switch to autotools for a python project.
Arnaud. -- Oscopy - An interactive viewer and post-processor for electrical simulation results http://oscopy.org On Tue, January 8, 2013 02:50, Michiel de Hoon wrote: > If we use autoconf for matplotlib, we may end up using a different compiler (or compiler options) than what was used to compile Python itself. This can lead to incompatibilities that will be very hard to figure out. As far as I understand, using setup.py by default uses the same compiler and appropriate compiler/linker options as was used for Python itself. > > Best, > -Michiel. > > --- On Mon, 1/7/13, Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> wrote: > > From: Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> > Subject: Re: [matplotlib-devel] autoconf+python > To: "Thomas Kluyver" <tho...@kluyver.me.uk> > Cc: "matplotlib development list" <matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Monday, January 7, 2013, 12:24 PM > > > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Thomas Kluyver <tho...@kluyver.me.uk> wrote: > > > On 7 January 2013 16:57, Benjamin Root <ben.r...@ou.edu> wrote: > > > > > I was just reading some comments from Richard Stallman on ./ when I noticed that he pointed out a useful autoconf feature that was added somewhat recently. Essentially, this feature would allow one to do a build/install of a python module using the "./configure; make install" approach, if one chooses. Maybe it should be something to consider adding to our build system? > > > > > My 2 cents: I took over the maintenance of a Python project built by autotools. The build system felt more complex than the actual application - a fantastic world of .am files generating .in files generating Makefiles, which themselves were packed with abstractions. I had little idea how to change anything in the build process, and before long I ri ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - 200+ hours of 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_122512 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
