[Python-Dev] buildtime vs runtime in Distutils

[Andrew McNabb]

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 03:35:00AM +0100, Christian Heimes wrote:
> 
> Do we really want to change distutils to solve a problem of a third
> party packaging system when the problem was created by the very same
> third party in the first place? In other words: Should you spend your
> precious development time with fixing a problem that isn't our fault?
> The decision to split the header files into a separate package, that
> isn't installed by default, has already created tons of bad user
> experience in the past. Do you want to endorse the split even further?

The problem being addressed is that distutils is using an artefact of
the build system (a Makefile) as a data file.  I think the issue of
whether or not to "endorse the split" is a red herring.

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