[Python-checkins] peps: Oops, we're not copying includes into the venv.

vinay.sajip python-checkins at python.org
Fri May 18 01:42:18 CEST 2012


http://hg.python.org/peps/rev/8cbef1f07cb9
changeset:   4407:8cbef1f07cb9
user:        Carl Meyer <carl at oddbird.net>
date:        Thu May 17 13:10:08 2012 -0600
summary:
  Oops, we're not copying includes into the venv.

files:
  pep-0405.txt |  21 ++++++++++-----------
  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)


diff --git a/pep-0405.txt b/pep-0405.txt
--- a/pep-0405.txt
+++ b/pep-0405.txt
@@ -242,12 +242,11 @@
 ----------------------
 
 The technique in this PEP works equally well in general with a copied
-or symlinked Python binary (and other needed DLLs and the ``Include``
-directory on Windows).  Symlinking is preferable where possible,
-because in the case of an upgrade to the underlying Python
-installation, a Python executable copied in a venv might become
-out-of-sync with the installed standard library and require manual
-upgrade.
+or symlinked Python binary (and other needed DLLs on Windows).
+Symlinking is preferable where possible, because in the case of an
+upgrade to the underlying Python installation, a Python executable
+copied in a venv might become out-of-sync with the installed standard
+library and require manual upgrade.
 
 There are some cross-platform difficulties with symlinks:
 
@@ -268,11 +267,11 @@
 never work there, and has no advantages).
 
 On Windows, if ``--symlink`` is not used, this means that if the
-underlying Python installation is upgraded, the Python binary, DLLs,
-and include files in the venv should be updated, or there could be
-issues of mismatch with the upgraded standard library. The pyvenv
-script accepts a ``--upgrade`` option for easily performing this
-upgrade on an existing venv.
+underlying Python installation is upgraded, the Python binary and DLLs
+in the venv should be updated, or there could be issues of mismatch
+with the upgraded standard library. The pyvenv script accepts a
+``--upgrade`` option for easily performing this upgrade on an existing
+venv.
 
 
 Include files

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