[Distutils] I need to create a customized Fedora live cd with Python applications on it

[Phillip J. Eby]

At 04:20 PM 5/29/2007 -0400, Stanley A. Klein wrote:
>I used your workaround and got the rpms.  However, I also got a traceback,
>attached below.  I think this is another problem in setuptools, because
>(IIRC) I saw a posting relating to it.

I believe that was fixed in 0.6c5, if not, then in 0.6c6 (to be 
released Real Soon Now).


>Alternatively, the Fedora distribution could put the lines into some kind
>of global config file and setuptools could have an option (perhaps
>--noFedora) to not use them.

Good point - if they add those lines to the 
$prefix/lib/python2.x/distutils/distutils.cfg file, then all packages 
will install with .pyo files by default, thereby fixing the problem.

This would be a fast fix for Fedora and ensure that all Python 
packages built and installed there (via distutils, setuptools, or 
bdist_rpm) will include .pyo files, unless specifically overridden.

(By the way, you can always add those lines to the root user's 
$HOME/.pydistutils.cfg instead of editing individual setup.cfg 
files.  Then, any packages installed (or RPMs built) by the root user 
will include .pyo files.)