[Distutils] MSVC7 directories

Mark Hammond mhammond at skippinet.com.au
Fri Feb 6 18:29:09 EST 2004


> > I think there would be a case for moving *all* "module
> > functions into a single distutils extension module - this would
> > simplify the installation
> > executable, and also open possibilities for other similar utilities.
>
> This could be a part of a new distutils package, required to build the
> installers.  But the installers, at run-time, cannot depend on it.

Doh!  Maybe the same module sourcecode could be built both as a stand-alone
module, and also statically included in the installation exe.  That way we
can almost still keep it fun :)

Mark.




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