[Python-Dev] Packaging and binary distributions for Python 3.3 (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Mon Oct 10 13:47:26 CEST 2011

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:

I'd propose that the install arguments used in bdistwininst be transferred to bdistdumb (or a new command bdistbinary created based on the same)

bdist_zip, bdist_archive, bdist_simple would all work (bdist_binary is redundant, given what the 'b' stands for).

The 'bdist_dumb' name has always irritated me, since the connotations more strongly favour 'stupid' than they do 'simple' (of course, a legitimate argument can be made that the default behaviour of bdist_dumb is pretty stupid).

If this is useful, I could look at creating a patch. (Once I get my build environment fixed so I can get 3.3 up and running - it looks like Python 3.3 can't be built with Visual C++ Express these days, the IDE can't convert the solution files because Express Edition doesn't support 64-bit. I'll have to fish out the full version and install that...)

IIRC, even the Express edition should still work once the 64 bit Platform SDK is installed. Regardless, the intent is that it should be possible to build Python with only the free tools from MS. If they broke the Express editions such that extra tools are needed, suggested updates to the devguide [1] would be appreciated.

[1] http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html#windows

Cheers, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia

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