Issue 12257: Rework/replace use of DISTUTILS_USE_SDK in packaging (original) (raw)

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Created on 2011-06-03 17:08 by eric.araujo, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg137559 - (view)	Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) *	Date: 2011-06-03 17:08
packaging still uses the DISTUTILS_USE_SDK environment variable to tweak compilation on Windows. Do we want to change the name? Pro: separates distutils and packaging, con: requires users to set one more var during the transition period. I don’t know if MSSdk is distutils-specific (on which case the same question about renaming or not applies) or if it is a Windows envvar used by many tools (in which case packaging can continue to use it too).
msg137636 - (view)	Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) *	Date: 2011-06-04 12:26
I don't think the name should be changed. If anything should be done, we should reconsider whether this flag is actually needed, or whether some other approach to selecting a compiler can be taken.
msg137642 - (view)	Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) *	Date: 2011-06-04 14:46
Agreed. Thanks for the insight.