P.J. Eby wrote: > At 05:40 PM 1/31/2009 +0900, David Cournapeau wrote: >> Ian Bicking wrote: >> > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Floris Bruynooghe >> > I wouldn't want to use those. What goes in libdir, what goes in >> > datadir? I don't know, and frankly the distinctions start getting >> > really arbitrary. >> >> They are not arbitrary - they come from standard usage and have a >> rationale, at least on Unix (datadir for arch independent, and libdir >> for arch dependent, to simplify). >> >> But you mostly do not need to care, as a developer: .py files would be >> considered as data files, extensions as arch-dependent, etc... > > If this is true, then there's no need to distinguish between .py files > and any other data files - they both belong in /share to begin with, > not in /lib.
True, and that's exactly what is written there: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Distutils/Proposals/AutoconfLikeOptions I am sure I forgot some categories - I only put the ones I could think of right away from looking at one python package I am familiar with (numpy). > Or else they ALL belong in /lib. The entire "FHS demands they be > split" concept is wrong from the get-go, under that interpretation. nobody made that suggestion AFAICS, David _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
