[issue12257] Use PYPACKAGING_USE_SDK envvar instead of DISTUTILS_USE_SDK

[Éric Araujo]

New submission from Éric Araujo <merwok at netwok.org>:

packaging still uses the DISTUTILS_USE_SDK environment variable to tweak compilation on Windows.  Do we want to change the name?  Pro: separates distutils and packaging, con: requires users to set one more var during the transition period.

I don’t know if MSSdk is distutils-specific (on which case the same question about renaming or not applies) or if it is a Windows envvar used by many tools (in which case packaging can continue to use it too).

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assignee: tarek
components: Distutils2
messages: 137559
nosy: alexis, eric.araujo, loewis, tarek
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Use PYPACKAGING_USE_SDK envvar instead of DISTUTILS_USE_SDK
versions: Python 3.3

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