python packaging, egg-info file vs. directory
Toshio Kuratomi
a.badger at gmail.com
Wed Apr 16 14:08:01 UTC 2008
Joel Andres Granados wrote:
> I would put in a little change. The reason for the change is that I
> (the packager) don't really care that the python package provides eggs.
> I just want to know when to follow the "put egg in package" guide line.
> So I think that info can go away without doing any harm. Here is How I
> would put it:
>
> '''
> Since eggs establish a base of functionality that upstream authors can
> expect, we need to be sure to include the egg files if a package builds
> them. Starting with Fedora 9, any package that uses setuptools or
> distutils to build, needs to build eggs. In Fedora 8 or less, only
> setuptools packages build eggs. If you need to provide eggs for a
> distutils package on Fedora 8 or less, "Providing Eggs using Setuptools"
> describes a method of substituting setuptools for distutils in the build
> process so egg-info is built.
> '''
Updated with a few minor edits:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Python/Eggs#WhenEggs
-Toshio
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