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Clarify purelib vs platlib in PEP 427

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Nick Coghlan 2014-01-28 23:21:43 +10:00
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@ -367,18 +367,19 @@ Why does wheel also allow S/MIME signatures?
update system. Wheel only provides the building block. update system. Wheel only provides the building block.
What's the deal with "purelib" vs. "platlib"? What's the deal with "purelib" vs. "platlib"?
Wheel preserves the historic "purelib" vs. "platlib" distinction Wheel preserves the "purelib" vs. "platlib" distinction, which is
even though both map to the same install location in any system the significant on some platforms. For example, Fedora installs pure
author could find. Python packages to '/usr/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages' and platform
dependent packages to '/usr/lib64/pythonX.Y/site-packages'.
For example, a wheel with "Root-Is-Purelib: false" with all its files A wheel with "Root-Is-Purelib: false" with all its files
in ``{name}-{version}.data/purelib`` is equivalent to a wheel with in ``{name}-{version}.data/purelib`` is equivalent to a wheel with
"Root-Is-Purelib: true" with those same files in the root, and it "Root-Is-Purelib: true" with those same files in the root, and it
is legal to have files in both the "purelib" and "platlib" categories. is legal to have files in both the "purelib" and "platlib" categories.
In practice a wheel should have only one of "purelib" or "platlib" In practice a wheel should have only one of "purelib" or "platlib"
depending on whether it is pure Python or not and those files should depending on whether it is pure Python or not and those files should
be at the root. be at the root with the appropriate setting given for "Root-is-purelib".
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