[py-dev] distutils question

[Ian Bicking]

holger krekel wrote:
> i have written simple distutils scripts before but i am now
> looking into writing a setup.py (and helpers) for the py lib.
> 
> Thing is i would like to just say: please install the full
> package including any and all of its files (yes that means
> including '.svn' files, which you may disagree with but let's
> not argue about that right now).  Is there an easy way to do
> it or do i have to hack things?  
> 
> I somehow can't believe that i have to more or less trick
> distutils into just installing a full directory tree,
> (compiling any pyc file in it as a bonus :-).  
> 
> Oh, and please only suggest things that work on 
> python 2.2.x  onwards if possible. 

I might suggest Python eggs, though unfortunately they are Python 2.3 
and onward: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/PythonEggs -- I 
haven't had a chance to use them, but it's next on my list.

Otherwise, I believe you have to enumerate all the files to be installed 
(besides .py files in the enumerated packages), which you can do 
automatically if there's a lot (os.listdir and the like).

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