[IronPython] Fwd: Status updated to Closed for Issue: distutils "install" command will not install a simple module. [IronPython: 28530]

[Jeff Hardy]

Hi Vernon,
A little of both, actually - we have a copy of the Python stdlib, and
there are some modifications to it, but the goal is to stay as close
as possible to the CPython stdlib.

If you supply a patch upstream, I'll apply it to our copy because it
affects us more than CPython, and it likely won't make production
until 3.3.

I wouldn't worry about trying to determine if elevation is required -
just 'write access denied' should be enough.

- Jeff

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Vernon Cole <vernondcole at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jeff:
>   You are right to close this bug -- I made a bad report based on an
> incorrect assumption. But I would not have been led astray if the error
> message had not been so obscure.  It should SAY just exactly what you said:
> "elevation is required."  IMHO the distutils error reporting should be
> improved.
>  My question for you: Is IronPython distutils a special version (and we can
> fix it here) or straight from the Python Standard Library (and it must be
> fixed there)?
>   Perhaps I can supply a patch, but I need to know where to send it.
> --
> Vernon
>
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> Subject: Status updated to Closed for Issue: distutils "install" command
> will not install a simple module. [IronPython: 28530]
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> User jdhardy has updated Issue: distutils "install" command will not install
> a simple module..
>
> Status has changed from Proposed to Closed with the following comment,
>
> "This is 'By Design'. Elevation is required to write to C:\Program Files."
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