[PEAK] setuptools dependencies installed from os packages

[Python]

On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 14:39 -0400, Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> At 06:03 PM 7/27/2006 -0400, Python wrote:
> >On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 13:11 -0500, Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> > > The current version of setuptools in SVN allows you to make a
> > > bdist_wininst
> > > of an egg.
> > >
> > > So, if you use these commands:
> > >
> > >      easy_install -eb. FormEncode
> > >      cd formencode
> > >      setup.py bdist_wininst
> > >
> >When I try to run
> >         easy_install -eb. <package>
> >
> >I get lot's of grumbles about the installation directory.
> >Specifying /tmp is rejected because it is not on the PYTHONPATH.  I can
> >always run around and delete all the files out of a dummy install-
> >directory.  However, I don't want to install anywhere.  Is there a way
> >to say:
> >         --download-only or --no-install
> >
> >I really just want to build RPM's.
> 
> Try "easy_install -meb. package".

That worked very nicely.  (I hope I wasn't just being obtuse, but I
could not find that in the documentation.  So multi-version avoids the
automatic install.)

> 
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Lloyd Kvam
Venix Corp