2010/10/8 Michael Foord <fuzzy...@voidspace.org.uk>: > On 08/10/2010 14:28, Dirkjan Ochtman wrote: >> >> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 15:22, Tarek Ziadé<ziade.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Mmm.. setup.py is gone in D2, and setup.py will be the marker of d1. >> >> So, sorry for backing up to this, but isn't it true that many projects >> do custom stuff in their setup.py that they wouldn't be able to do in >> setup.cfg? Is the goal really to make that impossible/unnecessary? > > The goal is to make it unnecessary. My understanding is that it will still > be possible to use a setup.py, just unnecessary for the vast majority of > cases.
Yes. And to make it possible to keep a d1 setup.py, which works with all installers out there, we decided that d2 would ignore that file, and provide other ways to hook code if necessary. IOW one project may provide a d1 setup.py and a d2 configuration in the same release. > > All the best, > > Michael > >> In >> Mercurial, for example, we have a fairly large setup.py that helps us >> deal with many kinds of issues: incomplete Python installations on >> different platforms, adding packages depending on the platform, do >> custom stuff to compile gettext files, etc... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dirkjan >> _______________________________________________ >> Python-Dev mailing list >> Python-Dev@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev >> Unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/fuzzyman%40voidspace.org.uk > > > -- > > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ > > READ CAREFULLY. By accepting and reading this email you agree, > on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations > and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, > licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, > confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use > policies (”BOGUS AGREEMENTS”) that I have entered into with your > employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in > perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. > You further represent that you have the authority to release me > from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer. > > -- Tarek Ziadé | http://ziade.org _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
