Packaging Python Apps

[Peter]

Are there commands that can be used to install python apps into a dummy tree
for later packaging? I would like to accomplish either of the following:

when I run python setup.py install

can I

1) deposit all files into a specified directory like when I do
make install DESTDIR=/foo

2) have a do-nothing install like
make -n install

Thx

[Steve Holden]

Re: Packaging Python Apps

Peter wrote:
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> Are there commands that can be used to install python apps into a dummy tree
> for later packaging? I would like to accomplish either of the following:
>
> when I run python setup.py install
>
> can I
>
> 1) deposit all files into a specified directory like when I do
> make install DESTDIR=/foo
>
> 2) have a do-nothing install like
> make -n install
>
> Thx[/color]
For 1), wouldn't

python setup.py build

or its variants suffice.

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Steve
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[Peter]

Re: Packaging Python Apps

Steve Holden wrote:
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> For 1), wouldn't
>
> python setup.py build
>
> or its variants suffice.
>
> regards
> Steve[/color]

Well, build would make all the files, but I would like to perform a pseudo
install so that I can see all that WOULD be installed. That way, I could
package it so it could be installed on another PC without having to run a
python script.

Thanks for the reply

[Istvan Albert]

Re: Packaging Python Apps

Peter wrote:
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> 1) deposit all files into a specified directory like when I do
> make install DESTDIR=/foo[/color]

see:

python setup.py install --help
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> 2) have a do-nothing install like
> make -n install[/color]

python setup.py -n install

Istvan.

[Peter]

Re: Packaging Python Apps

Istvan Albert wrote:
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> Peter wrote:
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>> 1) deposit all files into a specified directory like when I do
>> make install DESTDIR=/foo[/color]
>
> see:
>
> python setup.py install --help[/color]

That's PRECISELY what I needed. It looks just like configure!

Thanks a lot!
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> Istvan.[/color]