On 05/10/2015 20:43, Tim wrote: > I have a package I want to share but have a question about packaging. > > Mostly the package is pure python code, but it also requires some binary > libraries (*.so, *.dll, *.dylib). I want to bundle these libs so users don't > have to compile. The package will run on *nix/windows/mac platforms. > > Currently I handle this in setup.py. In the 'build' phase, I copy the > platform-specific libs to a subdirectory called 'libs'. > > class MyBuilder(build_py): > def run(self): > conditional logic for copying > appropriate library files to 'libs' > etc etc. > build_py.run() > > And that seems to work, but after reading more from the Python Packaging > Authority, I wonder if that is the right way. Should I be using wheels > instead? > I think my brain fried a little bit while going through the doc.
I suggest you ask on distutils-sig which is where the PPA guys tend to hang out. https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig TJG -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
