diff -r 5ff1fc726848 -r c6bca38c1cbf eggs/zc.buildout-1.5.2-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/setup.txt --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/eggs/zc.buildout-1.5.2-py2.6.egg/zc/buildout/setup.txt Sat Jan 08 11:20:57 2011 +0530 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +Using zc.buildout to run setup scripts +====================================== + +zc buildout has a convenience command for running setup scripts. Why? +There are two reasons. If a setup script doesn't import setuptools, +you can't use any setuptools-provided commands, like bdist_egg. When +buildout runs a setup script, it arranges to import setuptools before +running the script so setuptools-provided commands are available. + +If you use a squeaky-clean Python to do your development, the setup +script that would import setuptools because setuptools isn't in the +path. Because buildout requires setuptools and knows where it has +installed a setuptools egg, it adds the setuptools egg to the Python +path before running the script. To run a setup script, use the +buildout setup command, passing the name of a script or a directory +containing a setup script and arguments to the script. Let's look at +an example: + + >>> mkdir('test') + >>> cd('test') + >>> write('setup.py', + ... ''' + ... from distutils.core import setup + ... setup(name='sample') + ... ''') + +We've created a super simple (stupid) setup script. Note that it +doesn't import setuptools. Let's try running it to create an egg. +We'll use the buildout script from our sample buildout: + + >>> print system(buildout+' setup'), + ... # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE + Error: The setup command requires the path to a setup script or + directory containing a setup script, and its arguments. + +Oops, we forgot to give the name of the setup script: + + >>> print system(buildout+' setup setup.py bdist_egg'), + ... # doctest: +ELLIPSIS + Running setup script 'setup.py'. + ... + + >>> ls('dist') + - sample-0.0.0-py2.5.egg + +Note that we can specify a directory name. This is often shorter and +preferred by the lazy :) + + >>> print system(buildout+' setup . bdist_egg'), # doctest: +ELLIPSIS + Running setup script './setup.py'. + ...