[Distutils] Deprecate MANIFEST.in

[Tarek Ziadé]

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Lennart Regebro <regebro at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:14, Tarek Ziadé <ziade.tarek at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok so, in version 1.2 of your package, you use the implicit way (VCS based)
>> then you introduce a new file, that forces your to be explicit in 1.3
>
> Why?
>

because in 1.2 you don't want to add one file that is present in your VCS.

>> so you use setup.py
>> then in 1.4 you're back in an implicit list...  this is not a
>> long-term solution indeed.
>
> No, that's a very strange solution. I don't believe I have suggested
> anything like that.

I am just describing a scenario using your logic.

I guess I'll write something down, it's simpler

Cheers
Tarek