We need pip's build to become more like conda build. http://docs.continuum.io/conda/build.html
A simple recipe, not necessarily part of the to-be-built package source, invokes build.sh to create a package. In that kind of system things like distil can be used at will. On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Marcus Smith <qwc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> A lot of this stuff is implemented in distlib and distil (distlib itself >> is just a library that provides the underpinnings, and some of the >> functionality required, such as actually installing stuff, is implemented in >> distil. I assume it's OK to add references to these? For example, distlib >> implements PEP 376, PEP 425, PEP 426, PEP 427, PEP 440, but only the last of >> these is mentioned on the PEP summaries page. > > > certainly mention the distlib implementations, but also let's be clear if > there is a pypa-recommend tool that is user-facing (like pip), that is using > those parts of distlib. > In most cases, that is not true currently. > > As for mentioning distil, I'm inclined to say no. Up to this point, > you've presented it as a proof of concept. > If you're wanting to mention "distil" as a real option for users, I'm > concerned about fracturing the mind of users, but it's something to discuss > I guess. > > Marcus > > > _______________________________________________ > Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig > _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
