[py-dev] distutils question

[Bob Ippolito]

On Apr 22, 2005, at 9:49 PM, Ian Bicking wrote:

> Ian Bicking wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Alternately, I don't know if setuptools requires Python 2.3, and it 
> may be easier for you to use.  setuptools is what's used to build 
> Python eggs.

setuptools should work in 2.2 .. it used to anyway.

-bob