Issue 1617496: The ability to keep configuration files intact (original) (raw)

While working on one project I've met a problem that I can't to specify to not tuch my configuration files for python package that uses setup.py technique. To solve this problem I've implemented the following solution that works for me. If this idea worths it, I could made a pacth relative needed version of python.

+class smart_install_data(install_data):

def run(self):
```
   # Use revers order for safe removal
```

   for i in range(len(self.data_files)-1, -1, -1):

```
       f = self.data_files[i]
```
```
       if type(f) is StringType:
```
```
           continue
```
```
       if len(f) <= 2:
```
```
          continue
```

       # Ok, we have additional value, do some magick according it.

```
       if f[2] != "preserve":
```

           # Nope, we do not know it. Just ignore for now.

```
           # Should we scream about it?
```
```
           continue
```

       # Check a tuple with path to install to and a list of files

```
       dir = convert_path(f[0])
```
```
       if not os.path.isabs(dir):
```

           dir = os.path.join(self.install_dir, dir)

```
       elif self.root:
```

           dir = change_root(self.root, dir)

```
       if f[1] == []:
```

           # If there are no files listed, the user must be

           # trying to create an empty directory, so just ignore

```
           # it.
```

           # Should we scream in this case?

```
           continue
```
```
       # Check files one by one.
```

       # Use revers order for safe removal

       for j in range(len(f[1])-1, -1, -1):

```
           data=f[1][j]
```
```
           data = convert_path(data)
```
```
           if not os.path.isfile(data):
```
```
               # Again skip dirs.
```
```
               continue
```

           dst = os.path.join(dir, os.path.basename(data))

```
           if not os.path.exists(dst):
```
```
               continue
```
```
           del f[1][j]
```
```
       if len(f[1]) == 0:
```
```
           del self.data_files[i]
```
```
   return install_data.run(self)
```

setup(name = 'usher', version = '0.1', package_dir = { 'usher':'python' }, packages = ['usher', 'usher.ushercli', 'usher.usherlnm', 'usher.utils', 'usher.usherctrl'],

 cmdclass = {'install_data':smart_install_data},
 data_files = [
     ('/etc/init.d', ['initscripts/usherctrl', 'initscripts/usherlnm']),

     ('/etc/usher', ['configs/usherctrl.config', 'configs/usherlnm.config', 'configs/ushercli.config']),

     ('/etc/usher', ['configs/usherctrl.config', 'configs/usherlnm.config', 'configs/ushercli.config'], "preserve"),
     ("/usr/lib/python%s/site-packages/usher/usherctrl" % pyver, ['python/usherctrl/app.tac']),
     ("/usr/lib/python%s/site-packages/usher/usherlnm" % pyver, ['python/usherlnm/app.tac'])
 ]