[Python-checkins] cpython (merge 3.2 -> 3.3): Issue #16403: Document how distutils uses the maintainer field in PKG-INFO
petri.lehtinen
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Feb 23 21:12:07 CET 2013
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/af4c08b10702
changeset: 82362:af4c08b10702
branch: 3.3
parent: 82358:3e8b29512b2e
parent: 82361:b65b6a0ebd44
user: Petri Lehtinen <petri at digip.org>
date: Sat Feb 23 21:09:12 2013 +0100
summary:
Issue #16403: Document how distutils uses the maintainer field in PKG-INFO
files:
Doc/distutils/apiref.rst | 5 ++++-
Doc/distutils/setupscript.rst | 3 ++-
Misc/NEWS | 3 +++
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| *maintainer* | The name of the current | a string |
| | maintainer, if different from | |
- | | the author | |
+ | | the author. Note that if | |
+ | | the maintainer is provided, | |
+ | | distutils will use it as the | |
+ | | author in :file:`PKG-INFO` | |
+--------------------+--------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| *maintainer_email* | The email address of the | a string |
| | current maintainer, if | |
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/setupscript.rst b/Doc/distutils/setupscript.rst
--- a/Doc/distutils/setupscript.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/setupscript.rst
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@
It is recommended that versions take the form *major.minor[.patch[.sub]]*.
(3)
- Either the author or the maintainer must be identified.
+ Either the author or the maintainer must be identified. If maintainer is
+ provided, distutils lists it as the author in :file:`PKG-INFO`.
(4)
These fields should not be used if your package is to be compatible with Python
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -756,6 +756,9 @@
Documentation
-------------
+- Issue #16403: Document how distutils uses the maintainer field in
+ PKG-INFO. Patch by Jyrki Pulliainen.
+
- Issue #16695: Document how glob handles filenames starting with a
dot. Initial patch by Jyrki Pulliainen.
--
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
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