[Python-Dev] setup.py deleting files (Was: SSL support in _socket)

[Michael Hudson]

Martin von Loewis <loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de> writes:

> Michael Hudson <mwh@python.net> writes:
> 
> > It's about this hard, in fact:
> 
> Should you remove the old _failed file before renaming the
> newly-failed one?

Well, you /could/ do but setup.py is probably only run on sufficiently
posixly platforms that it doesn't matter?  I'll be safe any way.

> 
> > One little point (or I'd have checked it in already): should we make
> > efforts to not install the _failed.so turds?
> 
> People apparently want the file, so just install it.

OK.  That's also the easier option, another advantage :)

Cheers,
M.

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