Issue 14949: Documentation should state clearly the differences between "pysetup run install_dist" and "pysetup install" (original) (raw)

Created on 2012-05-29 10:22 by alexis, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (5)
msg161867 - (view)	Author: Alexis Metaireau (alexis) *	Date: 2012-05-29 10:22
The packaging tutorial currently talks about "pysetup run install_dist" and "pysetup install" which aren't doing the same thing: one fetches the dependencies while the other doesn't. This should be stated clearly.
msg161883 - (view)	Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) *	Date: 2012-05-29 14:09
That’s the difference between actions and commands, which people always understand very well when I explain it. I don’t remember if I already have written something in my big doc patch (#12779); if you want I can check tonight and tell you if I did it or if you can do it.
msg161884 - (view)	Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) *	Date: 2012-05-29 14:10
See also #13160.
msg161886 - (view)	Author: Alexis Metaireau (alexis) *	Date: 2012-05-29 14:21
That would be helpful yep. I can add this in the docs if you've not done it already.
msg213237 - (view)	Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) *	Date: 2014-03-12 10:11
This is now obsolete. The new packaging guide will hopefully make a clear distinction between “setup.py install” and “pip install”, and future developments may altogether remove “setup.py install”.