[Cython] setup.py and cmdclass

[T J]

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 3:21 AM, Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml at behnel.de> wrote:
>
> Apparently, you forgot to try it before posting. Reading the source would
> also have answered your question.

Yes I should have tried, but incorrect documentation is still a boon
to new users.  And I will state the obvious and mention that pointing
users to the source code is a not a technique that scales particularly
well.  For sure, it would have been easy in this scenario.

>
> Cython's own build_ext only special-cases .pyx files and passes on their
> .c/.cpp result, so replacing it once and for all shouldn't hurt.

Good to know.  I feel like my general question still stands---but it
is not specific to Cython.  Likely, I just need to learn more about
distutils.