On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 6:00 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Do the Linux distros use pip to build their packages? > > > > Not that I am aware of. > > Fedora's build macros for Python projects currently rely on running > setup.py directly, but we've been considering switching to pip instead > since 2013 or so. PEP 517 is likely to provide the impetus to switch > from "maybe we should do that" to "we need to do that, at least if > setup.py is missing, and potentially always, so we get more consistent > installation metadata" > which is exactly why I tried to do it in conda. In a post PEP 517 world, that may be a good way to go. I'm looking forward to it. -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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