June 22, 2012
8:40 a.m.
On 22 June 2012 06:05, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan@gmail.com> wrote:
distutils really only plays at the SRPM level - there is no defined OS neutral RPM equivalent. That's why I brought up the bdist_simple discussion earlier in the thread - if we can agree on a standard bdist_simple format, then we can more cleanly decouple the "build" step from the "install" step.
That was essentially the key insight I was trying to communicate in my "think about the end users" comment. Thanks, Nick! Comments on the rest of your email to follow (if needed) when I've digested it... Paul