On 5 December 2013 00:06, Marcus Smith <qwc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> but Anoconda does some a nifty thing: it make s conda package that holds >> the shared lib, then other packages that depend on it depend on that >> package, so it will both get auto--installed >> >> But I don't see why you couldn't do that with wheels. > > exactly, that's what I'm really proposing/asking, is that maybe wheels > should formally go in that direction. > i.e. not just packaging python projects, but packaging non-python > dependencies that python projects need (but have those dependencies be > optional, for those who want to fulfill those deps using
I don't think it matters whether anyone "formally" goes in that direction. If it's possible then it will happen for some things sooner or later. I hope it does happen too, for things like build tools, BLAS/LAPACK libraries etc. Virtualenv+pip could become a much more convenient way to set up a software configuration than currently exists on Windows and OSX (and on Linux distros if you're not looking to mess with the system install). Oscar _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
