[Python-Dev] splitting out bdist_* (was: interminable 'setuptools' thread)

2009-03-27 Thread glyph
On 07:59 pm, fdr...@acm.org wrote: I'm actually in favor of removing the bdist_* from the standard library, and allowing 3rd-party tools to implement whatever they need for the distros. But I don't think what you're presenting there supports it. I do think that it's relevant that the

Re: [Python-Dev] splitting out bdist_* (was: interminable 'setuptools' thread)

2009-03-27 Thread Thomas Heller
gl...@divmod.com schrieb: On 07:59 pm, fdr...@acm.org wrote: I'm actually in favor of removing the bdist_* from the standard library, and allowing 3rd-party tools to implement whatever they need for the distros. But I don't think what you're presenting there supports it. I do think that

Re: [Python-Dev] splitting out bdist_* (was: interminable 'setuptools' thread)

2009-03-27 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 2009-03-27 21:49, gl...@divmod.com wrote: On 07:59 pm, fdr...@acm.org wrote: I'm actually in favor of removing the bdist_* from the standard library, and allowing 3rd-party tools to implement whatever they need for the distros. But I don't think what you're presenting there supports it.

Re: [Python-Dev] splitting out bdist_* (was: interminable 'setuptools' thread)

2009-03-27 Thread Martin v. Löwis
I do think that it's relevant that the respective operating system packagers don't find bdist_rpm, bdist_deb, et. al. useful. It's not very useful to have a bdist_deb that nobody actually builds debs with. I think that conclusion is invalid: just because the distributions don't use it

Re: [Python-Dev] splitting out bdist_* (was: interminable 'setuptools' thread)

2009-03-27 Thread Mark Hammond
On 28/03/2009 7:49 AM, gl...@divmod.com wrote: Perhaps bdist_wininst/_msi could be donated to the py2exe project if they would be willing to maintain it, and the new project for _deb and _rpm could be called py2packman or something. As mentioned, it isn't really a natural fit - but regardless,