[Distutils] SetupTools: The Case Of The Installed Egg

[Alexander Michael]

In setuptools-0.6c3-py2.4 on win32, installing an egg explicitly
results in the installed egg directory having different case than
installing it with a version requirement. The following example will
explain it more clearly:

$ C\:/Python24/Scripts/easy_install dist/Replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
Processing Replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
creating c:\python24\lib\site-packages\Replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
Extracting Replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg to c:\python24\lib\site-packages
Adding Replicator 0.3 to easy-install.pth file

Installed c:\python24\lib\site-packages\replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
Processing dependencies for Replicator==0.3

Make note of the "creating" message above and compare with the same below.

$ C\:/Python24/Scripts/easy_install -f dist Replicator==0.3
Searching for Replicator==0.3
Best match: Replicator 0.3
Processing replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
creating c:\python24\lib\site-packages\replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
Extracting replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg to c:\python24\lib\site-packages
Adding replicator 0.3 to easy-install.pth file

Installed c:\python24\lib\site-packages\replicator-0.3-py2.4.egg
Processing dependencies for Replicator==0.3

It looks like SetupTools now attempts to lower case everything, but
doesn't in the case of an explicit install. Bug or feature?

Thanks,
Alex