[Python-checkins] CVS: distutils TODO,1.5,1.6

[Greg Ward]

Update of /cvsroot/python/distutils
In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv19507

Modified Files:
	TODO 
Log Message:
Added notes on a couple of quirks ("not's not a bug -- that's a quirk!")
noticed while testing/packaging 0.9.

Index: TODO
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/distutils/TODO,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -C2 -r1.5 -r1.6
*** TODO	2000/06/25 02:37:09	1.5
--- TODO	2000/06/30 03:45:08	1.6
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*** 150,155 ****
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    for proper Windows support )
  
+ * should be able to turn off byte-compilation (and optimized version too)
  
+ * need to test --compile, --optimize!  (--optimize doesn't work, that's
+   for sure)
  
+ 
+ 
  DISTRIBUTION FORMATS
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*** 159,162 ****
--- 164,170 ----
    [punt: I don't care anymore, if anyone else does, let them fix it]
  
+ * bdist_rpm ignores the Python you ran it with, and just puts
+   "python setup.py ..." into the setup script
+ 
  * make "bdist" take multiple formats (both for convenience
    and consistency with "sdist"); should be doable now that we can
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*** 172,175 ****
--- 180,193 ----
  * Wise installer for Windows ("bdist_wise")
    [Thomas Heller said he will work on this when "bdist_wininst" is done]
+ 
+ * should certainly put tarballs and zip files (sdist, bdist_dumb) in
+   "dist" directory -- maybe RPMs, Windows installers too
+ 
+ 
+ MISC
+ ----
+ 
+ * sdist tends to blow up when making hardlinks in the distribution
+   tree if a previous run blew up and left stuff already there