[Distutils] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: distutils/distutils/command bdist_wininst.py,1.12,1.13

[Thomas Heller]

> On 19 September 2000, Thomas Heller said:
> > Modified Files:
> > bdist_wininst.py 
> > Log Message:
> > Set the 'nt' installation scheme for the install command even if run
> > on other systems, so that data, headers, scripts are included in
> > the installer.
> 
> Ahh good, I was hoping you'd take care of this.  But:
> 
> > *** bdist_wininst.py 2000/09/16 15:56:32 1.12
> > --- bdist_wininst.py 2000/09/19 11:10:23 1.13
> > ***************
> > *** 75,78 ****
> > --- 75,89 ----
> >           install = self.reinitialize_command('install')
> >           install.root = self.bdist_dir
> > +         if os.name != 'nt':
> > +             # must force install to use the 'nt' scheme
> > +             install.select_scheme ('nt')
> > +             # change the backslash to the current pathname separator
> > +             for key in ('purelib', 'platlib', 'headers', 'scripts',
> > +                         'data'):
> > +                 attrname = 'install_' + key
> > +                 attr = getattr (install, attrname)
> > +                 if attr:
> > +                     attr = string.replace (attr, '\\', os.sep)
> > +                     setattr (install, attrname, attr)
> 
[Greg]
> I think we can get rid of this hack by changing the INSTALL_SCHEMES
> dictionary in install.py to store paths in Unix form, and then convert
> to native when they're needed.  That is, the install path "templates" in
> install.py would be treated just like install paths in the setup script
> (or on the command line) -- convert from foo/bar/baz to foo\bar\baz on
> Windows, and foo:bar:baz on Mac OS.  (Modulo Mac OS' peculiar convention
> for absolute/relative directories: not sure if 'convert_path()' handles
> that completely right.)
> 
I'll remove this hack in bdist_wininst, and you take care of
changing INSTALL_SCHEMES and converting paths ;-)
OK?

Thomas