-------------------------------------------- > 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.
I hear what you're saying. I've positioned distil as a proof of concept purely because it hasn't had widespread use, but I certainly expect it to fulfil the same role as pip functionally (which it must do to be an effective test-bed for distlib). I understand that pip is the officially recommended tool, and don't want to muddy the waters, there being enough confusion about packaging in the wider community. It seems a shame that some of the improvements over pip won't be more widely available, but such is life. I have the use of them, so there's that :-) Regards, Vinay Sajip _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
