On 30 May 2017 at 19:17, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > Just to make sure I'm following this correctly, Donald is asking for: > > A way for pip to ask back-ends what files should be in an sdist from a > source checkout or to make an actual sdist > > Because sdists are a thing and so we should support them properly > To make it so building wheels interact with just the files from an sdist > instead of skipping that and going straight from a source checkout > > Have this be a part of PEP 517 or at least a requirement for back-ends to > support so it doesn't get left out > > Am I missing anything?
That's it basically. The only nuance is that there's a debate over the idea of a "sdist" - the term carries some baggage in terms of implying a need for a standard, static metadata, etc. In this context, all we need is the list of files to include, so backends that don't want to buy into the idea of a "sdist" format yet (IIRC, flit may be in this position) can just say "these are the files" and not worry about the whole question of a standard sdist format. Paul _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
