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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