[Distutils] suggestions for distutil

[Philippe FREMY]

> > I like distutils, it is a very good tools but I have some suggestions:
> > 
> > - data_files are copied directly to the python lib directory while
python
> > modules are copied in site-packages.
> > I would find more logical to copy data file also in site-packages, so
that
> > all your product data is available in one place in the  python
directory.
> 
> Funny, I have a subclass in mxSetup.py (see e.g. egenix-mx-base) which
> does just that.

Would it be possible to contribute it to distutils ?


> > I imagine it is not possible to break the existing behaviour. But it is
> > probably possible to specify in the doc that is is best to copy to
> > 'Lib/site-packages/...'
> 
> I found the data_files handling pretty useless, which is why I
> wrote my own version. However, people are probably relying on the
> existing behaviour, so the only way to change defaults is by
> providing options which let you change them in e.g. setup.cfg.

Indeed.

> > - the documentation says how to install data file but not how to use
them
> > from inside a python module. How do I fetch my data files ?
> 
> If you install them inside a Python package it's really easy
> to get at them, because the path to the package's root dir
> is listed in the module as attribute.

If I have a code sample in the documentation that explains how to do it, it
will be even easier. :-) It is not that I am lazy (I am), but I would like a
documented supported way. I am afraid any attempt I make to code this would
not be portable.


> > - I would like my module to be compiled/installed with optimisation by
> > default. Is it possible ?
> 
> The install command let's you pass in a parameter:
> 
>    --optimize (-O)     also compile with optimization: -O1 
> for "python -O", -O2
>                        for "python -OO", and -O0 to disable 
> [default: -O0]

Yes, but I want my installed module to be optimised by default. Is this
possible without tweaking too much with setup.py ? I would have imagine that
standard python install would optimise everything.

> > - how do I uninstall ? 'python setup.py uninstall' does not work.
> 
> That's true. See mxSetup.py for a way to implement that command.

Is mxSetup a complete rewrite, or just some improvement over setup.py ? Is
it possible to contribute to distutils ?

	regards,

	Philippe
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