cpython/Lib/distutils
Thomas Heller d2d58e0496 First version which runs an install-script (specified by the
--install-script ... command line option to bdist_wininst) at the end
of the installation and at the start of deinstallation.  Output
(stdout, stderr) of the script (if any) is displayed in the last
screen at installation, or in a simple message box at deinstallation.

sys.argv[1] for the script will contain '-install' at installation
time or '-remove' at deinstallation time.

The installation script runs in an environment (embedded by the
bdist_wininst runtime) where an additional function is available as
builtin:

create_shortcut(path, description, filename,
	        [arguments[, workdir[, iconpath, iconindex]]])

Recreated this file after source changes.
2002-02-20 08:01:19 +00:00
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command First version which runs an install-script (specified by the 2002-02-20 08:01:19 +00:00
README
__init__.py With Andrew's blessing: distutils version number is now 1.0.3. 2001-10-05 20:43:09 +00:00
archive_util.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
bcppcompiler.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
ccompiler.py OS/2 patches by Andrew I MacIntyre for distutils. 2002-01-31 18:56:00 +00:00
cmd.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
core.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
cygwinccompiler.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
dep_util.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
dir_util.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
dist.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
emxccompiler.py Forgot to add the new emxccompiler.py from Andrew I. MacIntyre's 2002-02-06 18:22:48 +00:00
errors.py Added DistutilsTemplateError. 2000-07-30 01:03:31 +00:00
extension.py Suggested by Pete Shinners: treat .m and .mm files as source code. 2001-12-21 15:34:17 +00:00
fancy_getopt.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
file_util.py [Bug #220993; may also fix bug #479469] Fix flakiness when old 2002-02-01 18:29:34 +00:00
filelist.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
msvccompiler.py Make it 1.5.2 compatible again. 2002-02-08 14:41:31 +00:00
mwerkscompiler.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
spawn.py OS/2 patches by Andrew I MacIntyre for distutils. 2002-01-31 18:56:00 +00:00
sysconfig.py OS/2 patches by Andrew I MacIntyre for distutils. 2002-01-31 18:56:00 +00:00
text_file.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00
unixccompiler.py on MacOSX/Darwin, use ranlib when building static libs. 2002-02-11 15:31:50 +00:00
util.py OS/2 patches by Andrew I MacIntyre for distutils. 2002-01-31 18:56:00 +00:00
version.py Whitespace normalization. 2001-12-06 20:51:35 +00:00

README

This directory contains only a subset of the Distutils, specifically the
Python modules in the 'distutils' and 'distutils.command' packages.
Technically, this is all you need to distribute and install Python modules
using the Distutils.  Most people will want some documentation and other
help, though.  Currently, everything can be found at the Distutils web page:

    http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/

From there you can access the latest documentation, or download a standalone
Distutils release that includes all the code in this directory, plus
documentation, test scripts, examples, etc.

The Distutils documentation isn't yet part of the standard Python
documentation set, but will be soon.

        Greg Ward (gward@python.net)

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