At 05:55 PM 3/20/2008 +0000, Paul Moore wrote:
It's not that I object to the existence of automatic dependency management, I object to being given no choice, as if my preference for handling things manually is unacceptable.
Note that easy_install has a --no-deps option, and you can make it the default in your distutils.cfg file. Also, setuptools-based packages *can* build bdist_wininst installers. (In fact, if memory serves, I added that feature at your request.) Personally, I'm not very thrilled with the number of complaints on this thread that could be resolved by RTFMing. There are extensive manuals, and they do contain the information that some people are saying isn't there. In several cases that I've seen here today alone, there are actually *entries in the tables of contents* that name the precise thing people here are characterizing as undocumented or even *impossible*, like: * Making your package available for EasyInstall * Installing on Un-networked Machines * Custom Installation Locations * Restricting Downloads with --allow-hosts It's easy to get the impression that people not only didn't RTFM, they didn't even Read The Friendly Table Of Contents of the said M. Nor, when, they found something in the manual that they didn't understand, write to the distutils-sig to ask anybody to explain, and perhaps suggest ways the FM's could be improved.