[Distutils] PEP 345, PEP 376, PEP 386

[Floris Bruynooghe]

On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 12:46:03PM -0400, P.J. Eby wrote:
> At 12:57 PM 6/4/2009 +0200, Tarek Ziadé wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Brian Sutherland
>> <brian at vanguardistas.net> wrote:
>> > I can imagine distutils uninstalling files previously installed by dpkg
>> > as a shortcut to breaking a machine. Though I'm not sure what will
>> > actually happen in practice.
>>
>> Distutils defines a standard for an EGG-INFO structure, and provides a
>> API for the uninstallation that is more likely to be a reference  
>> implementation.
>
> There probably needs to be an install option that prevents the file  
> record from being written, and this option should be used when creating 
> system packages.
>
> 3rd-party installation tools also should not overwrite or delete files 
> that are not in a RECORD file without prompting or warning.

+1 on both