[Python-Dev] Distutils now in Python CVS tree (original) (raw)

Greg Ward gward@cnri.reston.va.us
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 14:06:14 -0500

Hi all --

Distutils is now available through the Python CVS tree in addition to its own CVS tree. That is, if you keep on top of developments in the Python CVS tree, then you will be tracking the latest Distutils code in Lib/distutils. Or, you can keep following the Distutils through its own CVS tree. (This is all done through one itty-bitty little symlink in the CNRI CVS repository, and It Just Works. Cool.)

Note that only the 'distutils' subdirectory of the distutils distribution is tracked by Python: that is, changes to the documentation, test suites, and example setup scripts are not reflected in the Python CVS tree.

If you follow neither Python nor Distutils CVS updates, this doesn't affect you.

If you've been following Distutils CVS updates, you can continue to do so as you've always done (and as is documented on the Distutils "Anonymous CVS" web page).

If you've been following Python CVS updates, then you are now following most Distutils CVS updates too -- as long as you do "cvs update -d", of course. If you're interested in following updates in the Distutils documentation, tests, examples, etc. then you should follow the Distutils CVS tree directly.

If you've been following both Python and Distutils CVS updates, and hacking on the Distutils, then you should pick one or the other as your working directory. If you submit patches, it doesn't really matter if they're relative to the top of the Python tree, the top of the Distutils tree, or what -- I'll probably figure it out. However, it's probably best to continue sending Distutils patches to distutils-sig@python.org, or direct to me (gward@python.net) for trivial patches. Unless Guido says otherwise, I don't see a compelling reason to send Distutils patches to patches@python.org.

In related news, the distutils-checkins list is probably going to go away, and all Distutils checkin messages will go python-checkins instead. Let me know if you avidly follow distutils-checkins, but do not want to follow python-checkins -- if lots of people respond (doubtful, as distutils-checkins only had 3 subscribers last I checked!), we'll reconsider.

    Greg