[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: distutils/distutils cmd.py

[Greg Ward]

On 10 April 2000, Greg Stein said:

> On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Greg Ward wrote:
> > Modified Files:
> > 	cmd.py 
> > Log Message:
> > Added a check for the 'force' attribute in '__getattr__()' -- better than
> >   crashing when self.force not defined.
> 
> This seems a bit silly. Why don't you simply define .force in the __init__
> method?

Duhh, 'cause I'm stupid?  No, that's not it.  'Cause I was doing this on
a lazy Sunday evening and not really thinking about it?  Yeah, I think
that's it.

There, I now define self.force in the Command class constructor.  A wee
bit cheesy (not all Distutils command classes need or use self.force,
and it wouldn't always mean the same thing), but it means minimal code
upheaval for now.

> [ damn... can't see the code... went and checked it out... ]

Oops, that was a CVS config thing.  Fixed now -- I'll go checkin that
change and we'll all see if it worked.  Just as well it was off though
-- I checked in a couple of big documentation updates this weekend, and
who wants to see 30k of LaTeX patches in their inbox on Monday morning?
;-)

        Greg
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