[Zope3-dev] Linux Test Results - Zope 3 - Not OK :-(

[Guido van Rossum]

> >>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:
> 
>     GvR> When called from the Makefile, the build started by -b/-B is
>     GvR> redundant, because the Makefile already has a dependency on a
>     GvR> target that does the proper build.  And setup.py takes quite
>     GvR> a while before it discovers it has nothing to do.  So I'd
>     GvR> rather see a *separate* option to force it to use the build
>     GvR> subdirectory, and default to doing it inline.
> 
> Ok, but I don't see any reason to require that option if -b/-B is
> given.  Why would you ever want to do an in-place build and test in
> the build subdir at the same time?

Of course.

> So let's say absent -b/-B, an in-place test is run unless -x (okay,
> pick something better ;) is given, in which case a build-dir test is
> run.

Here's a better idea.  Use -b to call setup.py, and -B to
use the build directory.  Then:

  test.py       tests inplace tree
  test.py -b    calls setup.py build_ext -i and tests inplace tree
  test.py -B    tests build tree
  test.py -bB   calls setup.py build and tests build tree

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)