[Distutils] Correct way to include (debian) program icons.

[Éric Araujo]

Hi Mac,

> 	I was wondering if there is a way in distutils to
> include/indicate a program icon that will be used in the program
> menus / desktop shortcuts.
Nothing standard, no.  You may find python-distutils-extra (that’s the
Debian/Ubuntu package name) interesting.

> 	but this - while working - seems the wrong thing to do, as it
> insert in the general python package something that is
> platform-specific.
That’s the state of things with distutils.  For distutils2/packaging
we’re working on a better system, but it’s not fully there yet.

Regards