[IronPython] E: Default install location and site-packages

[Michael Foord]

Dino Viehland wrote:
> Michael wrote:
>   
>> http://ironpython-urls.blogspot.com/2009/10/distributing-ironpython-
>> packages.html
>>
>> I hope to get committed to Python 2.6, as a compatibility fix, a
>> separate PEP 370 site-packages folder for IronPython - both in site.py
>> and distutils, plus get distutils compatible with IronPython.
>>
>> Not sure if I can get this done before IronPython 2.6 RTM, but assuming
>> I succeed the IronPython installer could create this directory if it
>> doesn't exist.
>>     
>
> I'll look at making sure our WiX scripts create the directory during
> install.  
>
> For the "implementation specific folder to the path" are you thinking
> "IronPython\Python26\site-packages" or "Python\IronPython26\site-packages"?
>   

There is a discussion about this on Python-dev at the moment. Christian 
Heimes (PEP 370 author) is suggesting 
"Python\IronPython26\site-packages" which would have been my suggestion 
anyway.

It may require the implementation of sys.vm or similar - although 
whether adding a new sys attribute in a minor point release of Python 
2.6 I'm not sure. Hopefully we'll get something into Python 2.6 though.

Michael



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