[Python-Dev] [Distutils] How we can get rid of eggs for 2.6 and beyond

["Martin v. Löwis"]

>> Essentially, one would have to contribute patches to all the 
>> distributions (we care about, at least), and then nag the respective
>> maintainers to include these patches.
> 
> Not true.  You just need to make sure that "setup.py install" creates
> that database.  With the proposed format of the database this is just
> a file in the correct location - exactly for this reason.  Next time
> the distribution will build the package that database file will be in
> place.

How so? Are you /sure/ the packaging process even *runs* setup.py?
And if they do, why do you think they will pick up the database
file?

Regards,
Martin