From 685d4508eddd7c379aff54b127ea59fe84921fe2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Barry Warsaw Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 23:52:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Moshe sez: Added paragraphs about relation to distutils. --- pep-0206.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pep-0206.txt b/pep-0206.txt index cf96a5eb8..da15064be 100644 --- a/pep-0206.txt +++ b/pep-0206.txt @@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ The Proposed Solution Pmw -- ftp://ftp.dscpl.com.au/pub/pmw/Pmw.0.8.4.tar.gz BLT -- ftp://ftp.tcltk.com/aa004735/pub/blt/BLT2.4u.tar.gz + +Connection to Distutils + + Since Python 2.0 comes with a new mechanism of distributing Python + modules, called ``distutils'', we should be able to use it. Specificially, + since distutils has the capability or building Python modules in an + automatic fashion, it is hoped that some of the work will consist in + creating a new directory with the source, and having the ``super-make'' + run "./setup --install" in those directories. This should at least take + care of PIL, NumPy and Pmw. In addition, it is hoped that this mechanism + will be easy enough to add other Python modules as user requests direct + us. + + Software covered by the GNU Public License @@ -97,8 +111,6 @@ Open Issues ESR also mentioned libpng, but I don't know of a Python module that uses it. - How does all this fit in with distutils? - Local Variables: