[Python-Dev] Status of packaging in 3.3

[Vinay Sajip]

Dag Sverre Seljebotn <d.s.seljebotn <at> astro.uio.no> writes:

> Of course you can always do anything, as numpy.distutils is a living 
> proof of. Question is if it is good design. Can I be confident that the 
> hooks are well-designed for my purposes?

Only you can look at the design to determine that. 

> And of course, propagating compilation options/configuration, and 
> auto-detecting configuration options, is one of the most important parts 
> of a complex build. Thus this seem to contradict what you say above.

I'm not talking about those needs being invalid; just that distutils' way of
fulfilling those needs is too fragile - else, why do you need things like Bento?

Regards,

Vinay Sajip