[Python-Dev] RE: distutils change breaks code, Pyfort

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "PFD" == Paul F Dubois <paul@pfdubois.com> writes:

    PFD> I think we have all focused on the public distribution
    PFD> problem but in fact Distutils is just great as an internal
    PFD> tool for building large software projects and that is how I
    PFD> use it.

I've used it this way too, and you're right, it's great for this.
Esp. for extensions, it's much nicer than fiddling with
Makefile.pre.in's etc.  So I think I agree with you about the version
numbers and other required metadata -- or at least, there should be an
escape.

-Barry