Re: Redistribution without install
Anders Kaseorg <andersk-DPNOqEs/[email protected]>
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On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, Stefan Reich wrote: > Can I make PyYAML a part of my source distribution? This is almost always discouraged. Even if it seems convenient at first, in the long run it will make life harder for your users, and especially for distributions that want to package your software: <http://lwn.net/Articles/277132/> (see the “Internal libraries” section). > Ideally, I would like to avoid that users have to install PyYAML on their > system. (The less setup, the better.) The best solution is to package your Python software using setuptools or distutils, declaring a dependency on PyYAML. Then users will be able to install it with easy_install, which will automatically download and install all necessary dependencies. Anders ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ Yaml-core mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/yaml-core