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[Andrew Straw <strawman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Stéfan van der Walt wrote:
> 2008/7/5 Andrew Straw <strawman@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Any opinions on whether pinpoint should depend on setuptools?
>>
>> Setuptools is many tools for many jobs, and I'd specifically like to use
>> it to install console and GUI scripts. I have no interest in the
>> automatic dependency finding features of setuptools.
>
> Setuptools is currently the only tool out there that Gets the Job
> Done, and even with its flaws is used very commonly.  Until someone
> comes up with a more elegant solution, I don't see why we shouldn't
> make use of it.

(Replying to mailing list -- I don't know why your reply didn't go there.)

OK, great, I shall use the setuptools infrastructure to install scripts.

-Andrew