[Distutils] installing over read-only files in /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages

[Joe Van Andel]

If I use distutils to install a package, and one of the previously
installed files is readonly in
/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/<PACKAGE>

distutils prints:

copying build/lib.linux-i586/Perp/util/NumUtil.py ->
/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/Perp/util
error: /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/Perp/util/NumUtil.py: Permission
denied

I'd prefer that distutils acts like the BSD "install" command.  install
can set readonly permissions on the "target", but will remove the file
to replace it.

And come to think of it, I think that distutils should default to
installing .py and .so files as
readonly.

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Joe VanAndel  	          
National Center for Atmospheric Research
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