On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Tarek Ziadé <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Jim Fulton <[email protected]> wrote: > [..] >> That sounds good, although >> >> python2.6 setup.py --dry-run install >> >> doesn't work either. With the "simple example": >> >> python2.6 setup.py --dry-run install >> running install >> running build >> running build_py >> running install_lib >> copying build/lib/foo.py -> >> /usr/local/python/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages >> error: file '/usr/local/python/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages/foo.py' >> does not exist > > I confirm this is not working (even under 2.5) -- please fill a bug in > bugs.python.org, I'll fix it.
http://bugs.python.org/issue8501 > >> Or maybe this constitutes "working" for distutils. ;) > > well, why do you want to do a dry run anyways ? I don't. I was researching an old ZODB issue in which someone complained that ZODB's setup.py broke --dry-run. :) > make up your mind: do > you want it installed or not ? ;) The documentation says that when --dry-run is used: "don't actually do anything". This is not the actual behavior. I'd be happy to see the option go away. I don't think anyone us depending on it and you have better things to do. Jim -- Jim Fulton _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
