ANNOUNCE: Distutils 0.9.3

[Greg Ward]

                     Python Distribution Utilities
                             release 0.9.3
                           September 26, 2000

The Python Distribution Utilities, or Distutils for short, are a
collection of modules that aid in the development, distribution, and
installation of Python modules and (ultimately) applications.

The Distutils are a standard part of Python 2.0; if you are running 2.0
(or one of the 1.6 alpha releases that preceded it), you don't need to
install the Distutils separately.  This release is primarily so that you
can add the Distutils to a Python 1.5.2 installation -- you will then be
able to install modules that require the Distutils, or use the Distutils
to distribute your own modules.

Version 0.9.3 is identical to the Distutils code included with Python
2.0b2.

More information is available at the Distutils web page:

    http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/

and in the README.txt included in the Distutils source distribution.

You can download the Distutils from

    http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/download.html

Trivial patches can be sent to me (Greg Ward) at gward@python.net.
Larger patches should be discussed on the Distutils mailing list:
distutils-sig@python.org.

        Greg
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Greg Ward                                      gward@python.net
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