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Distutils2 Changelog
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This file should list all changes made to the user-visible behavior and the
public API, all important internal changes to help developers merge changes with
their clones, and all changes that have a bug report.  Contributors' first names
(and last name initial when needed) are given for each item; see
CONTRIBUTORS.txt for full names.  Bug numbers refer to http://bugs.python.org/.

1.0a5 - 2012-xx-xx
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- #14294: Let Metadata convert setuptools-style requires.txt [preston]
- #14270: Add dest_dir parameter to install functions [mathieu]
- #13166: Add __str__ to database.*Distribution for nicer output [guillaume]
- #13614: Fix register failure with invalid rst in description [julien c,
  mathieu, pierre paul, éric]
- #13399: Display error message instead of unhandled traceback for missing
  actions, commands and options [patrice]
- #10374: Recreate scripts everytime build_scripts is called [pierre paul]
- #14733: Have pysetup read setup.cfg early enough to find custom commands
  [éric, janusz]
- #16107: Fix trailing '.z' in str('1.0.post1') result [richard]

1.0a4 - 2012-03-13
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- Remove type check for commands in favor of minimal duck type check [tarek]
- Add setup_hook, run between setup.cfg parsing and any other action [tarek]
- Allow configuring command classes in setup.cfg [tarek]
- Add description-file to setup.cfg [tarek]
- Make Manifest.read_template accept file objects [tarek]
- Replace MANIFEST.in with extra_files field in setup.cfg for sdist [tarek]
- Abandon converter idea for d1-d2 migration [tarek]
- Make 'include' default action for extra_files lines [tarek]
- Rename py_modules to modules in setup.cfg [tarek]
- Add detection of files in mkcfg [tarek]
- Remove core module [tarek]
- Remove log module, use standard logging with 'distutils2' logger name [tarek]
- Allow configuring sub-commands in setup.cfg [tarek]
- Add manifest_builders field [tarek]
- Move useful functions from compiler.ccompiler to compiler [tarek]
- Compiler classes should now define a description attribute [tarek]
- Compiler classes are now loaded with their fully qualified names [tarek]
- Allow registering extra compiler classes in setup.cfg [tarek]
- The EMX compiler is gone [tarek]
- Standard command classes are now registered with set_commands;
  command_packages is gone [tarek]
- Move extension module to compiler.extension [tarek]
- The compiler_type attribute of compiler classes is now name [tarek]
- Document the setup.cfg file format in a specification that can be used by
  non-Python developers [tarek, éric, julien j]
- #10409: Fixed the License selector in mkcfg [tarek]
- #9558: Fix build_ext with VS 8.0 [éric]
- #6007: Add disclaimer about MinGW compatibility in docs [éric]
- #11038: Add strict parameter to metadata.check, use it in check command [gaël]
- Support multiple files in description-file [gaël]
- Simplify and rename package_dir to packages_root: only one root directory for
  all packages and modules is allowed [tarek]
- Add util.generate_setup_py to create a setup.py script compatible with
  distutils that takes information from a setup.cfg [julien m]
- README or README.txt and test/test*.py are no longer included in sdists
  [godefroid]
- Move PEP 345 markers interpreter from metadata to markers [tarek]
- #11057: Fix two NameErrors [éric]
- Add install.remove, the uninstall feature [gaël]
- Reuse info from existing setup.py when creating a setup.cfg with mkcfg [alain]
- Add support for extension modules in setup.cfg [andré]
- Arguments that specify the target directory for install-related functions in
  install don't have default values anymore [yannick]
- Add paths argument to install.install* functions to allow working outside of
  sys.path [tarek]
- Metadata.check and check command now want an author field, even if maintainer
  is supplied [godefroid]
- Renamed DistributionMetadata to Metadata [chistophe]
- Make --help-commands work again [éric]
- Fix index.dist.DistInfo.unpack to really use the path given as argument
  [kelsey]
- Introduce the resources system, a major overhaul of data_files installation
  that supports putting files in various directories compliant with OS policies
  and pain-free use of these files by Python code [boris, pierre-yves]
- New util.iglob function supporting more patterns than stdlib glob
  [pierre-yves]
- Add 'pysetup create' to prompt the user and create a setup.cfg file with the
  answers [tarek]
- Convert and import the code into the CPython 3.3 repository [tarek, arc,
  vinay, elson, walker, michael, kelsey, jason, alexis, éric, victor]; in the
  distutils2 backport, change some names to match the CPython repo: exception
  names start with "Packaging", there is a util.is_packaging function, etc.
- Add bdist_wininst helpers compiled with Visual Studio 10 [jason]
- 'pysetup install' now accepts a patch to a directory or to an archive in
  addition to a PyPI project name [kelsey]
- Rename mkcfg to create [éric]
- Add function to convert an egg-info file or directory to dist-info [kelsey]
- Add functions to detect if a project uses distutils, setuptools or packaging
  [kelsey, hugo]
- Config fields that support environment markers (PEP 345) can now check
  'platform.python_implementation' [alexis]
- Use True and False instead of 0 and 1 (compatible change that makes the intent
  of the code clearer) [éric]
- Rename 'pysetup list' the action used to look for installed projects [alexis]
- Add 'pysetup search' to look for projects on an index/catalog [alexis]
- Rename packaging.index back to packaging.pypi [kelsey]
- Clean up logging setup, improve tests.support.LoggingCatcher [éric]
- Replace warnings by logging, remove display_warning argument of
  Metadata.__init__, kill warn/announce/debug_print methods [éric]
- Improve EnvironGuard and rename it EnvironRestorer [éric]
- Move PEP 376 implementation from pkgutil to packaging.database [éric]
- Add version attribute to database.*Distribution classes [éric]
- #10419, #6011: Make sure build_scripts can handle non-ASCII path for the
  Python interpreter used in shebangs [victor]
- #12112, #12320, #9561: Use UTF-8 to read or write setup.cfg, setup.py and
  METADATA files instead of the default, locale-dependent encoding [victor]
- #12114: Fix potential deadlock or zombification in util._find_exe_version
  [victor]
- Use / as path separator in setup.cfg created by 'pysetup create' even on
  Windows [tarek]
- Use / as path separator in RECORD file even on Windows [tarek]
- #6459: Fix the import symbol in extension modules [tarek]
- #10126: Fix for python built in shared mode on Unix [tarek]
- #10359: ';' after function definition is invalid in ISO C [éric]
- Remove the resources submodule, move its functions into resources [tarek]
- Update the docs and move them to the CPython repository [kelsey, elson,
  guillermoo, éric]
- Add 'pysetup generate-setup' to expose util.generate_setup_py [tarek]
- #11092: Make sdist always include setup.cfg [éric]
- #12246: Don't try to install something when running from an uninstalled Python
  built in its checkout [tshepang, éric]
- Add packaging.util.split_multiline [julien m, erik]
- #11595: Fix assorted bugs in packaging.util.cfg_to_args [erik, éric]
- #12240: Allow multiple setup hooks [erik, éric]
- #11637: Fix support for importing setup hooks from the project directory
  [vinay, éric]
- #9516: Revise deployment target processing for OS X [ned]
- #12169, #10510: Factor out code used by various commands to make HTTP POST
  requests, and make sure it uses CRLF [john, éric]
- #12504: Close file handles in a timely manner in database; this fixes a bug
  with the remove (uninstall) feature on Windows [thomas]
- #11409, #12222: Let all pysetup actions return a meaningful 0 or 1 exit code
  [kelsey, éric]
- Add filesafe argument to Metadata.get_fullname and Distribution.get_fullname
  [jeremy]
- Change distutils2's setup.py script to get info from the setup.cfg [jeremy]
- Add support for building OpenSSL on Windows (for _backports.hashlib) [jeremy]
- Print all fields when calling 'pysetup metadata' without options, remove --all
  option for metadata and list actions [éric]
- Remove display options (--name, etc.) from the Distribution class; this has
  the side effect that 'url' is no longer accepted as key in the attrs argument
  of the class' constructor, it needs to be 'home-page' to be recognized as
  valid metadata field [éric]
- #10946: Make bdist_dumb, bdist_wininst and bdist_msi respect a --skip-build
  option given to bdist [éric]
- The right-hand part in [extension: foo] (in a setup.cfg) is now used as the
  name of the extension module [éric]
- #8933: METADATA files will now correctly report Metadata-Version: 1.1 instead
  of 1.0 if a Classifier or Download-URL field is present [filip, éric]
- Create a branch for a Python 3 version of distutils2 [éric]
- #10359: Make C code in one test comply with ISO C [hallvard]
- #11254: Fix byte-compilation to comply with PEP 3147 on Python 3.2+ [éric]
- #13114: Add tests for Unicode handling in check and register [éric]
- #13170: Revert one of Jeremy's changes to config to fix a bug, kludge around
  shlex not supporting unicode in 2.x, fix wrong shutil import [david, éric]
- #13205: Fix and improve generated setup scripts [david, éric]
- #12386: Fix writing of the RESOURCES file [éric]
- #11751: Improve test coverage for manifest [justin]
- Byte compilation is now isolated from the calling Python -B or -O options
  [éric]
- The signature of tests.support.LoggingCatcher.get_logs changed, see
  docstring [éric]
- Rename get_reinitialized_command back to reinitialize_command [éric]
- Rename install_distinfo's option from distinfo-dir to the more usual
  install_dir [éric]
- Remove verbose arguments for Command and Compiler classes as well as util
  functions, obsoleted by logging [éric]
- #12659: Add tests for tests.support [francisco]
- #13901: Prevent test failure on OS X for Python built in shared mode [ned]
- #11805: Add multiple value syntax for package_data in setup.cfg [éric]
- #13712: Don't map package_data to extra_files when converting a setup.py
  script with pysetup create [éric]
- #1326113: build_ext now correctly parses multiple values given to the
  --libraries option [éric]
- #13974: add test for util.set_platform [tshepang]
- #6884: Fix MANIFEST.in parsing bugs on Windows [éric, nadeem]
- #11841: Fix comparison bug with 'rc' versions [filip]
- #14263: Fix function name lookup in d2.pypi.wrapper [tarek]
- #14264: Stop removing trailing zeroes in versions [tarek]
- #14268: Fix small error in a test [tarek]
- Drop support for Python 2.4 [tarek, éric]
- #13009: Out-of-date documentation removed, people should look at
  http://docs.python.org/dev/packaging [éric]


1.0a3 - 2010-10-08
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- Provided a Tox configuration for cross-Python testing [holger]
- Fixed the installation when using easy_install and Pip by switching
  setup.py to distutils1 [holger/tarek]
- Added missing c/h files in the MANIFEST so they are always present
  no matter which Python version was used to build it [holger/tarek]
- Added pysetup, the new setup runner that uses only setup.cfg
- Renamed mkpkg to mkcfg [tarek]
- Renamed install_tools to install [alexis]

1.0a2 - 2010-09-10
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- Add a converter for distutils/setuptools-based setup scripts [tarek]
- Factor out MANIFEST[.in] support into disutils2.manifest [tarek]
- Implement pkgutil APIs described in PEP 376 [josip]
- Add PEP 376 .dist-info support in Distribute [josip]
- Add distutils2.depgraph, a dependency graph builder [josip]
- Add a mock server to test network-using code [alexis, konrad]
- Add distutils2.index, a comprehensive subpackage to query PyPI [alexis]
- Add 2to3 support to the build command [zubin]
- Enhance the check command (sanity tests) [konrad]
- Make sdist include source files used by other commands [jeremy]
- Change install_egg_info to install_distinfo (PEP 376) [josip]
- Import the upload_docs command from distribute [konrad]
- Add a test command [konrad]
- Add post and pre-hooks for build and install [konrad]
- Remove PyPIRCCommand, move its helper code into util [tarek]
- Remove Mac OS 9 support [éric]
- Start adding docstrings to interface methods [jeremy]
- Copy documentation from the stdlib [ali, éric]
- Lots of bug fixes, cleanups, tests [everyone]


1.0a1 - 2010-05-06
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- Initial import from the stdlib [tarek]
- Add support for PEP 386 in distutils2.version [tarek]
- Add support for PEP 345 in distutils2.metadata [tarek]
- Add mkpkg, a helper script to create a setup.py [sean]
- Remove bdist_rpm command [tarek]
- Add some PEP 376 functions to pkgutil [michael]
- Add distutils2.util.find_packages [tarek]