[Python-checkins] commit of r41378 - sandbox/trunk/setuptools

Thu Nov 3 00:57:45 CET 2005

Author: phillip.eby
Date: Thu Nov 3 00:57:44 2005
New Revision: 41378
Modified:
 sandbox/trunk/setuptools/EasyInstall.txt
 sandbox/trunk/setuptools/pkg_resources.txt
 sandbox/trunk/setuptools/setuptools.txt
Log:
Fix documentation typos, and note that Python 2.4 is required on 64-bit
platforms (due to a bugfix in zipimport.c that was never backported to
the 2.3 branch).
Modified: sandbox/trunk/setuptools/EasyInstall.txt
==============================================================================

--- sandbox/trunk/setuptools/EasyInstall.txt	(original)
+++ sandbox/trunk/setuptools/EasyInstall.txt	Thu Nov 3 00:57:44 2005
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
 
 Download `ez_setup.py <http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py>`_, and
 run it; this will download and install the appropriate ``setuptools`` egg for
-your Python version.
+your Python version. (You will need at least Python 2.3.5, or if you are on a
+64-bit platform, Python 2.4.)
+
 
 You may receive a message telling you about an obsolete version of
 setuptools being present; if so, you must be sure to delete it entirely, along
@@ -599,7 +601,7 @@
 installed package to work, like manually adding it to ``PYTHONPATH`` or to
 ``sys.path`` at runtime.
 
-``--index-url=URL, -u URL`` (New in 0.4a1)
+``--index-url=URL, -i URL`` (New in 0.4a1)
 Specifies the base URL of the Python Package Index. The default is
 http://www.python.org/pypi if not specified. When a package is requested
 that is not locally available or linked from a ``--find-links`` download
@@ -863,6 +865,9 @@
 * There's no automatic retry for borked Sourceforge mirrors, which can easily
 time out or be missing a file.
 
+0.6a7
+ * Fixed not being able to install Windows script wrappers using Python 2.3
+
 0.6a6
 * Added support for "traditional" PYTHONPATH-based non-root installation, and
 also the convenient ``virtual-python.py`` script, based on a contribution
Modified: sandbox/trunk/setuptools/pkg_resources.txt
==============================================================================
--- sandbox/trunk/setuptools/pkg_resources.txt	(original)
+++ sandbox/trunk/setuptools/pkg_resources.txt	Thu Nov 3 00:57:44 2005
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@
 0.6a6
 * Activated distributions are now inserted in ``sys.path`` (and the working
 set) just before the directory that contains them, instead of at the end.
- This allows e.g. eggs in ``site-packages`` to override unmanged modules in
+ This allows e.g. eggs in ``site-packages`` to override unmanaged modules in
 the same location, and allows eggs found earlier on ``sys.path`` to override
 ones found later.
 
Modified: sandbox/trunk/setuptools/setuptools.txt
==============================================================================
--- sandbox/trunk/setuptools/setuptools.txt	(original)
+++ sandbox/trunk/setuptools/setuptools.txt	Thu Nov 3 00:57:44 2005
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 ======================================================
 
 ``setuptools`` is a collection of enhancements to the Python ``distutils``
-(for Python 2.3 and up) that allow you to more easily build and distribute
-Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.
+(for Python 2.3.5 and up on most platforms; 64-bit platforms require a minimum
+of Python 2.4) that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python
+packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.
 
 Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like
 ordinary Python packages based on the ``distutils``. Your users don't need to
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@
 
 To install setuptools, first download `ez_setup.py`_ and run it; this will
 automatically download and install the appropriate egg for your Python version.
+(You will need at least Python 2.3.5, or if you are on a 64-bit platform,
+Python 2.4.)
 
 .. _ez_setup.py: `bootstrap module`_
 
