[Distutils] Re: [Python-Dev] Killing off bdist_dumb

[Martin v. Loewis]

Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

> OK, but bdist_wininst feels fragile (especially when I see checkins of
> a pile of binary gunk each time something has changed).  Zip files are
> a lowest common denominator.

That was my impression also, but I regained trust when I understood
that we actually do have the source for those binaries :-) see

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/python/distutils/misc/install.c?annotate=1.22

> Why do you want to lose bdist_dumb?

I don't want to lose it, but I wouldn't mind losing it if it
simplifies something. I guess that makes it +0.

Regards,
Martin