[Distutils] RE: Distutils-SIG digest, Vol 1 #195 - 2 msgs

[Lyle Johnson]

> I've just read Guido's description on new features in Python1.6,
> including his description of distutils
>
> http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=60533012
>
> I'm a bit confused by the description of distutils, since it describes
> software that I haven't seen yet, even though I've been using
> 'distutils'.  Guido describes a setup of m4 macros to generate a
> setup.py, which in turn generates a Makefile.  This is a bit different
> than building a setup.py, and simply running it to compile and install
> extension code.
>
> Are the distutils Guido's describes a superset of the distutils found on
> cvs.python.org/projects/cvsroot?   Or have we forked distutils for
> Python 1.6?
>

I was somewhat medicated when I read this announcement and failed to notice
the date it was posted. Guido was just playing a mean, mean April Fools
prank on us.