[Distutils] the 'wheel' binary package format

[Daniel Holth]

>> It doesn't yet +x scripts or update .dist-info/RECORD to keep track of
>> what it should uninstall.
>
> So pip remove won't work right on installed wheels? That would
> probably be my #1 issue, in practice, then.

Very easy to fix pip remove though, just another elif: in pip.req
uninstall(). I also intend to define an entry point for post-install
hooks generally.

> But certainly converters are an interim measure. (Just an important one IMO).

You can use the issue tracker on http://bitbucket.org/dholth/wheel to
help build a roadmap