Hi, While compiling some py/C source pkgs, such as: . RuleDispatch-0.5a0.dev-r2115.tar.gz . cElementTree-1.0.5-20051216.zip . PyProtocols-1.0a0dev_r2082.zip . Cheetah-2.0rc7.tar.gz I noticed in the logs that each (after being unpacked) has the following command invoked: setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir /tmp/.... Since selecting a 'compiler' is not an option for the "bdist_egg" command, are even the settings in ~/.pydistutils.cfg file: [build] compiler = unix [bdist_egg] plat_name = ppc picked up ? They appear not to be picked up, and I'm suspecting that since the [build] settings are valid only for the "build" command, it will not have any effect on the "bdist_egg" command used by all the above comps. Is that accurate ? If plat_name is not picked up, how is setuptools figuring out that the platform is i686 (given that the build is being done for a i686 linux box). Verbose logs don't show where/how that decision is made... Thanks, /venkat