[Python-Dev] Distutils and Distribute roadmap (and some words on Virtualenv, Pip)

David Lyon david.lyon at preisshare.net
Tue Oct 20 23:40:07 CEST 2009


On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:49:42 +0100, Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can I repeat that in big letters? The key is a SINGLE DISTRIBUTION
FORMAT.

ok - but that pretty much exists..

> If you can persuade everyone to accept a format which ignores clearly
> stated user requirements, go for it. But if you can't, you're making
> the problemorse rather than helping. My money's on a solution that
> acknowledges and addresses user requirements instead.

What solution is that exactly? You don't say..

I would be happy to revamp pythonpkgmgr and backgrade to have a tk
interface if it is felt that would help. That's not so difficult -
certainly not on my side.
 
I don't know which iceberg the people that want to keep command line 
interfaces forever still live on, but they seem very good at sinking any 
attempts of passage by forward moving boats..

Distutils roadmap for windows is to apply more freeze spray.. it's a
cryogenic source code freezing iceberg...

It's just there for windows users to crash their boats into..

Try and see for yourself..

David



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