[reportlab-users] 2.2 - distutils versus setuptools

[Andy Robinson]

2008/9/3 Ralf Schmitt <ralf at brainbot.com>:

> Andy Robinson wrote:

>>

>> I have no problem with subsequently making up a setuptools-based

>> distribution, or adding an alternate "setuptools-setup.py" script in

>> the package if that's workable.  We could probably do this a week or

>> two later.

> Have a look at:

>

> http://code.pediapress.com/hg/mwlib.ext/file/591826c10e77/setup.py

>


Thanks, Ralf.  But we are going to start with a distutils script first, as
many people have indicated their active dislike for setuptools.


It occurs to me that it would be trivial to have two scripts in SVN:

   setup_distutils.py
   setup_setuptools.py

We can then either make a package like that, if it would work; or if
setuptools really needs to be called 'setup.py', then build one
tar.gz file of each kind and register the setuptools one on PyPI.

Any 'repackagers' could just pick the one they liked best.


- Andy