[Distutils] setup.cfg new format proposal

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On Sep 15, 2009, at 7:52 PM, David Lyon wrote:

> And imo the discussion has gone way off track..
>
> The use case isn't abstract. All this discussion is about trying
> to rewrite two lines of code.
>
> -- setup.py --
> """
>    if sys.platform == 'win32':
>        setup.dependencies.add('win32com','162')
>
>    setup()
>
> """
>
> That would be the simplest way to do it in code.
>
> It appears as if "if sys.platform == 'win32':"
> is an evil line of code - that certain people
> want to go to great lengths to stomp out.
>
> It's one line of code for crying out loud...
>
> We don't need a mini-language just because we
> don't like writing it the shortest way...
>
> talk about platform bias gone utterly crazy...

Assuming that it really is that simple...

+1 on everything above.

A 1 line change is much better than a 30 message debate, BNF diagram,  
and DSL for a simple case.  If it doesn't work out for some reason,  
some _real_ reason, debate it then in context, if it ever comes up  
again.

S