[Distutils] [Python-Dev] Bootstrap script for package management tool in Python 2.7 (Was: Re: At least one package management tool for 2.7)

[anatoly techtonik]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I still think you should remove python-dev from the cc list  ;)
>
> I don't know what happened with the change of subject and
> crossposting, but I'm now seeing 2 copies of every mail, and both
> copies are appearing in both python-dev and distutils-sig (probably,
> some of that is gmail's fault, but other crosspostings don't make
> things this bad...)

The same here.  This time the thread was hijacked by software. That's
why I prefer reading Google Groups from the web with optional
subscriptions.

> Given that nothing will happen in Python 2.7, I agree that python-dev
> should be removed.
>
> Given that easy_install is NOT the "one, true answer" that Anatoly
> seems to think it is, I'm dubious that anything can or should be done
> until distutils2 is published, so I'd suggest that the whole subject
> is dropped until distutils2 is available.

It is NOT about UPPMS (Universal Python Package Management Solution) -
it is about small bootstrap Script that Guides User how to install the
package management system the user is trying to execute.

-- 
anatoly t.