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Title: Distutils needs a way *not* to install files
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Distutils2 Versions: 3rd party
process
Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: eric.araujo Nosy List: akitada, alexis, eric.araujo, hierro, tarek
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2004-12-28 19:38 by hierro, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg61177 - (view) Author: Mike Orr (hierro) Date: 2004-12-28 19:38
Sometimes you want distutils *not* to install certain
files, for instance Dulcinea's scripts.  Currently you
have to install them to a bogus directory (e.g.,
/tmp/None) and then delete them.  It would be nicer to
have a special value for --install-* (e.g., 'None',
'NONE', '/dev/null'), or a set of --no-install-* flags.
msg81406 - (view) Author: Akira Kitada (akitada) * Date: 2009-02-08 18:54
I don't understand the use case of that option.
msg114536 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-08-21 18:14
Doesn’t --install-data /dev/null already work?
msg144461 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-09-23 16:57
We don’t have enough information to understand what the bug is and act on it.  Closing as invalid, please reopen if you can clarify.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:08adminsetgithub: 41373
2011-09-23 16:57:12eric.araujosetstatus: open -> closed
messages: + msg144461

assignee: tarek -> eric.araujo
dependencies: - add a resource+files section in setup.cfg
resolution: not a bug
stage: resolved
2011-02-13 16:01:47alexissetnosy: + alexis
2010-09-30 00:27:13eric.araujosetversions: + 3rd party
2010-08-21 18:14:18eric.araujosetnosy: + eric.araujo
messages: + msg114536

assignee: tarek
components: + Distutils2, - Distutils
2010-08-21 18:13:28eric.araujosetdependencies: + add a resource+files section in setup.cfg
2009-02-08 18:54:35akitadasetnosy: + akitada, tarek
messages: + msg81406
2004-12-28 19:38:15hierrocreate