[Distutils] ANN: buildutils-0.1.0 - Distutils extensions for developing Python libraries and applications.

[Ryan Tomayko]

I'm happy to announce that an initial 0.1.0 version of Python Buildutils
is available.

The `buildutils` package contains extensions to Python's standard
distribution utilities (`distutils`) that are often useful during the
development of Python projects.

Buildutils was created to scratch an itch: removing ``make`` from the
Python development process and partially to gain a better understanding
of how `distutils` works.

The following extension commands are included:

announce
   send a release announcement to mailing lists
   like python-announce-list at python.org
checksum
   generate MD5 and SHA-1 checksum files for distributables.
etags
   generate an TAGS file over all packages and module (for use in  
Emacs).
flakes
   find lint using the pyflakes utility.
info
   dumps information about the project.
publish
   push distributables and documentation up to a project site using
   ssh/scp/sftp.
pudge
   build Python documentation from restructured text documents and
   Python doc strings.
pytest
   run py.test unit tests.
stats
   dump statistics on the number of lines, files, modules, packages,
   etc.
use
   bring in a working version of a dependency (uses setuptools egg
   stuff).

For more information, including User's Guide, Command Reference, and
installation options, visit the Buildutils project site:

<http://buildutils.lesscode.org/>

There's also a bit more information on the release at the  
lesscode.org blog:

<http://lesscode.org/>

Ryan Tomayko
<rtomayko at lesscode.org>