[python-win32] pywin32 install via setuptools -- conclusion?

[Michael Gundlach]

Sweet!  Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and info.

Michael

On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Chris Galvan <cgalvan at enthought.com> wrote:
> A lot of people have been frustrated with the lack of development on
> setuptools, which is partially do to the fact that Phillip has been busy
> with other (paid) projects, but also that he is really the only developer :)
>   However, he has been allotting more time recently and plans to release 0.6
> final release by the end of August.
>
> -- Chris Galvan
>
> Michael Gundlach wrote:
>>
>> Mark, that's great!  I hadn't realized that it was so close to
>> installable via easy_install.
>>
>> It's less great that setuptools doesn't seem to have been released in
>> two years... does anyone (Eby?) know the rough timeline for the next
>> release?
>>
>> And if not, I'll go back to plan C, and see if I can figure out a
>> workaround :)
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 2:08 AM, Mark Hammond <mhammond at skippinet.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> See also http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue18 - the short story is
>>> that
>>> there is a fixed, but unreleased bug in setuptools that still prevents
>>> things working 100%
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: python-win32-bounces at python.org
>>> [mailto:python-win32-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Michael Gundlach
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2008 10:53 PM
>>> To: python-win32 at python.org
>>> Subject: [python-win32] pywin32 install via setuptools -- conclusion?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've got a module that relies on pywin32 being installed (to consume but
>>> not
>>> create COM objects, and to respond to COM events).  My module installs
>>> with
>>> easy_install, and I'd love to have its dependency graph automatically
>>> install pywin32, or at least the bits important for COM object and event
>>> consumption.
>>>
>>> Is this possible?  I found a thread from last year to this effect, but
>>> the
>>> outcome wasn't clear (at least to me).
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Michael
>>>
>>
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