Re: [Python-Dev] I think setup.py needs major rework

Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:

On Tuesday 25 January 2005 23:30, Skip Montanaro wrote:

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Python's setup.py has grown way out of control.  I'm trying to build

and install Python 2.4.0 on a Solaris system with Tcl/Tk installed in a non-standard place and I can't figure out the incantation to tell setup.py to look where they are installed.

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This might be an excellent sprint topic for PyCon.

Indeed it would be!

... and now it is listed as one. Started a section on the sprint wiki page for orphaned sprint topics with a subsection on core stuff. Listed a rewrite of setup.py along with a rewrite of site.py and the usual bug/patch squashing.

URL is http://www.python.org/moin/PyConDC2005/Sprints for those not wanting to go hunting for it.

-Brett