[issue8501] --dry-run option doesn't work

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[issue8501] --dry-run option doesn't work

Éric Araujo added the comment: Wow. I’m amazed to see that the majority of commands don’t even bother with dry-run. I’m changing the component to distutils2: This is between bug fix and new feature, your report is the first one, and it’s easier to hack on distutils2. When this is fixed, I’ll

[issue8501] --dry-run option doesn't work

Éric Araujo added the comment: Tarek, do we change the component to Distutils2? If so, I’m willing to give this a try. -- nosy: +merwok ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue8501] --dry-run option doesn't work

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[issue8501] --dry-run option doesn't work

New submission from Jim Fulton : The --dry-run option is ignored by the install command. It leads to an error when used as a global option. It should be fixed or removed. I vote for removal, but don't really care. Removal seems easier. :) To reproduce, create the simple project: http://doc