I have created a pull request for a proposed change where the function
is renamed and only used where it makes sense (ie. in COLLECT and BUNDLE).

Am 11.05.2012 15:51, schrieb Florian Höch:
> I agree the function could use some review though. The name is bad and
> misleading (should probably be _rmpath instead), also the docstring is
> incorrect. Sorry, my fault. Also, as pointed out by Don additional code
> in check_guts after the function call seems superfluous and could be
> removed.
> 
> Am 11.05.2012 15:25, schrieb Florian Höch:
>> The _rmdir change was not manifest or assembly related. It's a means to
>> make sure that old files in the output directory are removed (which
>> could otherwise happen if e.g. building in onedir mode after changing
>> the analyzed python script to have less dependencies, ie. there could be
>> .dll/.pyd/.so files left over in the output directory from a previous
>> build).
>>
>> The initial discussion is here (starts py26win related, later posts are
>> about output directory):
>> http://groups.google.com/group/pyinstaller/browse_thread/thread/b8978062e08a49ba/05efa25f7c73b378
>> Which led to the patch proposal here:
>> http://groups.google.com/group/pyinstaller/browse_thread/thread/36e3808f89a88cd2/35b9bfe3bffb3a3e
> 

-- 
Florian Höch

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