[ python-Bugs-977470 ] Deleted files are reinstalled

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Bugs item #977470, was opened at 2004-06-22 15:07
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Category: Distutils
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Anders J. Munch (andersjm)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Deleted files are reinstalled

Initial Comment:
Python 2.3.3 on W2K

Run
   python setup.py install
then delete a .py-file from setup.py and from the
Python installation, then run
   python setup.py install
again.

Now the removed .py-file will be reinstalled -
presumably because there's still a copy in build/lib.


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>Comment By: Thomas Heller (theller)
Date: 2004-06-25 10:39

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You can clean before install.  Either
'python setup.py clean install'
or
'python setup.py clean -a install'
should work.

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Comment By: Anders J. Munch (andersjm)
Date: 2004-06-23 11:50

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It's a bug because it bit me :-)

I had a module xml.py in a package and renamed it because
the name clash with the top-level module was creating problems. 
Having the renamed file reappear under the old name
seemingly from out of nowhere was very confusing.

I guess my mental model is that everything in the build
directory is an implementation detail.

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Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2004-06-22 20:12

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Why is that a bug? You have to remove the build directory in
that case.

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