[magnus@therning.org: Python distutils without python-dev?]

[Tres Seaver]

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Travis Watkins wrote:
> On 7/16/05, Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
> 
>>The python module distutils is part of python2.4 (installed by default
>>since ubuntu-desktop needs it), but it seems useless without installing
>>python2.4-dev. So, it seems Aunt Tilly get's a worthless distutils
>>whether she needs it or not, and if she ever would need it she will see
>>the error message:
>>
>> error: invalid Python installation: unable to open /usr/lib/python2.4/config/Makefile (No such file or directory)
>>
>>Then Aunt Tilly needs to find out what package contains this makefile
>>and install it.
>>
>>Is this a bug or not?
> 
> 
> If 'Aunt Tilly' needs to use distutils we've already failed.

So you are planning that every possible Python module in the world is
going to be in 'main'?  distutils is not just a "developer tool", it is
the standard "installer" for Python packages.  Phillip Eby's
"EasyInstaller" stuff (PEP 330?), won't be able to do its thing without
having complete distutils support in place, for instance.


Tres.
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