[Distutils] buildout/setuptools setup_requires and test_requires
Jeff Rush
jeff at taupro.com
Wed May 20 11:37:11 CEST 2009
Chris Withers wrote:
>
> Sorry, still not sure I follow you... Are you saying that any packages
> specified in setup_requires and test_requires will be installed in the
> path of the package that specified them rather than the same location as
> all other eggs?
>
> If so, that would seem to be a bug, no?
Nope, a feature.
Packages needed -only- for packaging (setup_requires) and testing
(test_requires) should not be generally installed. They are installed in a
special place for use just during those particular phases of operation. No
need to have them around in production.
-Jeff
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