On 18.09.2010, at 09:44, Martin v. Löwis wrote: >> I'm confused, wouldn't that basically be a slap in the face for the >> people having worked on PEP345 and distutils2, especially during the >> Summer of Code? > > How so? That work is still useful.
Well, useful like a toothless tiger. > Also, and I understand enthusiasm tends to build up during >> conferences, but wouldn't supporting setuptools' egg-info directory >> again be a step backwards after all those months of discussion about >> the direction of Python packaging? > > People have been requesting this specific feature for years; until > now, I never understood what the need is. It's really a tiny feature > and very easy to provide. I fail to see why this can be a bad thing. Could a few of those "people" please provide us with concrete examples (in code) that'd make use of this data? Jannis _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
