[Zope3-dev] RFC: Zope Configuration Egg Support

[Jim Fulton]

Nathan R. Yergler wrote:
> On 10/22/06, Jim Fulton <jim at zope.com> wrote:
>>
>> I've created a small proposal to add egg support to zope.configuration:
>>
>>    http://zope3.zwiki.org/ZopeConfigurationEggSupport
> 
> I like; this would be really useful for us at Creative Commons.  I
> also like Philipp's idea of being able to say something like
> 
> <include egg="zope.app.container=3.4" />
> 
> To get a specific version.
> 
> Will using the <include egg..> syntax also imply that the egg is added
> to the working set/python path,

No.  The include directive is specifying a configuration file
to load, nit which egg to use in an application.

> or is it assumed that will be handled
> via a wrapper script (like one generated using buildout)?

Yes.

Jim

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