Meson: setup.py: Install scripts without extensions on UNIX-like platforms

Created on 19 Mar 2016 · 5Comments · Source: mesonbuild/meson

Because of issue #394 , meson install scripts as xxx.py , but in linux, install script with a extension name is no a good practice. And change the installed script name also break some package depend on meson.

Could you deal with it for different platform?

thx.

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SilverRainZ

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I think we should install with suffix on windows and without on other (normal) systems.

ignatenkobrain on 20 Mar 2016

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The case of Python's script suffixes is neverending pain. No matter what you set it to, someone's setup will be broken.

We're going to stick with the current one which seems the least broken unless someone can come up with a scheme that works for everybody.

jpakkane on 20 Mar 2016

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I think we should install with suffix on windows and without on other (normal) systems.

ignatenkobrain on 20 Mar 2016

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Has anyone considered using entry_points? Obviously it would mean that setuptools would become a requirement, but is it particularly common no to have setuptools installed nowadays?

Sean1708 on 26 May 2016

Automatic script creation in setuptools seems to be our best option. I think it's ok to require setuptools if you're building or installing since you can run uninstalled if you want to anyway.