[Distutils] [ANN] wh...@librelist.com mailing list

2012-10-08 Thread Daniel Holth
I've started a list wh...@librelist.com to discuss the implementation of the 'wheel' binary package format, instead of discussing it all on this list. Mail the list to join. We are hoping to have support merged into pip soon. Daniel H ___ Distutils-SIG m

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated - comments sought

2012-10-08 Thread Daniel Holth
On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Antonio Cavallo wrote: > Here few lesson learnt using rpm and python at fairly large scale > (http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/cavallo71:/opt-python-interpreters) > project of mine I wish could be of some help in thinking of a "packaging > system"

[Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread Vinay Sajip
I've now updated distlib to include equivalent functionality for pkg_resources' entry points. There is no ability to install packages on-demand via "require()" functionality, but distributions are able to register things they implement, and the capability to query what's available is also present.

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread PJ Eby
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Vinay Sajip wrote: > I've now updated distlib to include equivalent functionality for > pkg_resources' > entry points. There is no ability to install packages on-demand via > "require()" > functionality, but distributions are able to register things they implement

Re: [Distutils] distribute buildbot

2012-10-08 Thread Jason R. Coombs
Also, I've started mirroring distribute at github and running the tests using travis-ci (https://travis-ci.org/#!/jaraco/distribute). I haven't looked into why the tests are currently failing. They were passing at one point, though they seem to fail intermittently. > -Original Message- >

Re: [Distutils] distribute buildbot

2012-10-08 Thread Julien Tayon
Because when travis build farm is overloaded, and hence it cannot launch a testing environment, it says your tests failed. Le 8 oct. 2012 à 20:05, "Jason R. Coombs" a écrit : Also, I've started mirroring distribute at github and running the tests using travis-ci (https://travis-ci.or

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread Vinay Sajip
PJ Eby telecommunity.com> writes: > > Given that it's the same format, is there any reason to change the > filename? Changing the filename just means more code in Daniel's > wheel support code, I'm not too hung up about the filename, and only chose REGISTRY because it is more aligned with the

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread Lennart Regebro
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Vinay Sajip wrote: > Registry of what ever you like - pointers to data, perhaps. Any use of the > registry, just like entry points, is a matter of convention between consenting > / cooperating developers and their applications/libraries, or am I missing > something?

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread Vinay Sajip
Lennart Regebro gmail.com> writes: >> IIUC, you're allowed to just define a module or package without the >> attributes appearing after the ":" > > Right, but isn't that then an entry point? > How is it an entry point? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what an entry point is, but to my mind it's th

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread Daniel Holth
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Lennart Regebro wrote: > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Vinay Sajip wrote: >> Registry of what ever you like - pointers to data, perhaps. Any use of the >> registry, just like entry points, is a matter of convention between >> consenting >> / cooperating develope

Re: [Distutils] distlib updated to include "entry point" functionality

2012-10-08 Thread Vinay Sajip
Daniel Holth gmail.com> writes: > I would prefer to keep the filename the same as long as the format is > the same. See my comments about read_registry and write_registry methods in Distribution (in response to Lennart's post). > In other words, it is a hassle and the feature is the same. An >