[Distutils] [buildout] Impossible to install develop eggs

[Chris Withers]

Saint Germain wrote:
>>> No lib/python/site-packages are created !
>> Nor should they.  When you use develop eggs, they are added to the
>> develop-eggs directory.
> 
> Yes I understand that, but I wanted to install those eggs to a regular
> directory after.

What do you mean "to a regular directory" and what tools do you want to 
use to do this installation?

> The idea is to have a link between
> lib/python/site-packages/mymodule.egg-link
> and /home/user/project/mymodule. That way I can't both have a
> representative installed environment (using "import mymodule" works in
> this environment) and the ability to continue developing on my regular
> personal directory.

Er, you appear to be significantly missing the point of buildout: it 
leaves site-packages well along. Nothing should go in site-packages, ever...

> What is the point to have the develop eggs in the develop-eggs if I'm
> not able to use them ?

They'll be usable within any buildout-generated script, same as 
everywhere else...

> Using pip, if I install a development environment, I end up exactly
> with that file (content is the same):
> lib/python/site-packages/mymodule.egg-link

buildout!=pip.

Buildout does its work by creating scripts which manipulate sys.path, 
virtualenv/pip do it by creating a completely new python environment.

Chris

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