[Distutils] buildout bootstrap question

[Jim Fulton]

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 6:41 AM, Eric V. Smith <eric at trueblade.com> wrote:
> On 2/17/2014 6:13 AM, Jim Fulton wrote:
>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Eric V. Smith <eric at trueblade.com> wrote:
>>> In older versions of bootstrap.py, the --setup-source option would let
>>> me select an alternate source of ez_setup.py. I just downloaded a new
>>> version today from http://downloads.buildout.org/2/bootstrap.py, and I
>>> notice this option is gone. bootstrap always will download ez_setup from
>>> http://downloads.buildout.org/2/bootstrap.py (assuming setuptools isn't
>>> installed, which in my case it is not).
>>>
>>> I run buildout on machines that have access to my own internal http
>>> servers, but do not have internet access. The requirement for internet
>>> access breaks this setup.
>>>
>>> Is there some reason --setup-source was removed?
>>
>> I didn't know people needed it and was trying to reduce the complexity
>> of the bootstrap source.  We can add it back,
>
> While working up a patch for this,

Thanks!

> I realize that I'll also need to add
> back --download-base to pass to ez_setup.use_setuptools.

Yup.  Feel free to propose something simpler.

> Is the best way to do this to open an issue on
> https://github.com/buildout/buildout, and create a fork with my proposed
> changes?

Yes.

> I'm not sure of the normal buildout workflow.

It's pretty standard open source workflow based on pull requests.

For a non-trivial change, you'd need to sign a Zope contributor
agreement, but I'd be happy to consider this trivial. :)

Jim

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