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| author | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2020-10-17 11:56:10 -0400 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-10-17 11:56:10 -0400 |
| commit | 82d99757b36a74a9d07de5bed910ae1313f3173e (patch) | |
| tree | 3b153807a21a2c63d92c78f4d3cb082d0ab0930b /docs | |
| parent | 1ba802dccacbee2b7cbfe88052ea079d43a13d8a (diff) | |
| parent | 23f874ca386f8f33beae3e287b866af79f97415f (diff) | |
| download | python-setuptools-git-82d99757b36a74a9d07de5bed910ae1313f3173e.tar.gz | |
Merge pull request #2415 from alvyjudy/master
Link to build_meta documentation
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diff --git a/docs/userguide/index.rst b/docs/userguide/index.rst index 57b059e5..eca5a85a 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/index.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/index.rst @@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ packages. Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like ordinary Python packages based on the ``distutils``. +Transition to PEP517 +==================== + +Since setuptools no longer serves as the default build tool, one must explicitly +opt in (by providing a :file:`pyproject.toml` file) to use this library. The user +facing part is provided by tools such as pip and +backend interface is described :doc:`in this document <../build_meta>`. The +quickstart provides an overview of the new workflow. + .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 |