Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-24 Thread Michael Foord
On 24/03/2011 03:02, Mark Hammond wrote: On 24/03/2011 1:20 PM, Michael Foord wrote: On 24/03/2011 00:44, Dj Gilcrease wrote: On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Mark Hammond wrote: If you guys (or anyone) would like to agree on some precise rules for both the location of the config file and its

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Mark Hammond
On 24/03/2011 1:20 PM, Michael Foord wrote: On 24/03/2011 00:44, Dj Gilcrease wrote: On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Mark Hammond wrote: If you guys (or anyone) would like to agree on some precise rules for both the location of the config file and its contents and express this as a patch to th

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Michael Foord
On 24/03/2011 00:44, Dj Gilcrease wrote: On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Mark Hammond wrote: If you guys (or anyone) would like to agree on some precise rules for both the location of the config file and its contents and express this as a patch to the PEP text, I have no problem supporting it

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Dj Gilcrease
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Mark Hammond wrote: > If you guys (or anyone) would like to agree on some precise rules for both > the location of the config file and its contents and express this as a patch > to the PEP text, I have no problem supporting it in the implementations. >  I'd like to

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Mark Hammond
On 24/03/2011 4:34 AM, Ethan Furman wrote: Michael Foord wrote: To be honest I would be happy with registry entries instead as the alternative implementations can then add to their installers (or provide a script) to add the right registry entry. I'm partial to the config file method myself. I

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Michael Foord
On 23/03/2011 01:30, Mark Hammond wrote: On 23/03/2011 6:12 AM, Michael Foord wrote: On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: Hi all, I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP repository as PEP397. The reference implementation is currently being tracked at http://bugs.

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Ethan Furman
Michael Foord wrote: To be honest I would be happy with registry entries instead as the alternative implementations can then add to their installers (or provide a script) to add the right registry entry. I'm partial to the config file method myself. I have this vague hope where this tool cou

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Ethan Furman wrote: > Mike Driscoll wrote: >> >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Michael Foord >> wrote: >>> >>> On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>>  I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP >>> repository as P

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Ethan Furman
Mike Driscoll wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Michael Foord wrote: On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: Hi all, I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP repository as PEP397. The reference implementation is currently being tracked at http://bugs.python

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Michael Foord
On 23/03/2011 14:52, Mike Driscoll wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Michael Foord wrote: On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: Hi all, I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP repository as PEP397. The reference implementation is currently being tracke

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-23 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Michael Foord wrote: > On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: > > Hi all, >   I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP > repository as PEP397.  The reference implementation is currently being > tracked at http://bugs.python.org/issue116

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-22 Thread Mark Hammond
On 23/03/2011 6:12 AM, Michael Foord wrote: On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: Hi all, I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP repository as PEP397. The reference implementation is currently being tracked at http://bugs.python.org/issue11629. Hey Mark, One w

Re: [Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-22 Thread Michael Foord
On 22/03/2011 07:21, Mark Hammond wrote: Hi all, I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP repository as PEP397. The reference implementation is currently being tracked at http://bugs.python.org/issue11629. Hey Mark, One way of supporting alternative implementa

[Python-Dev] Second draft: PEP397: Python launcher for Windows

2011-03-22 Thread Mark Hammond
Hi all, I've made some changes to the draft PEP and checked it into the PEP repository as PEP397. The reference implementation is currently being tracked at http://bugs.python.org/issue11629. Most of the changes should not be too controversial, but of note: * I've added lots of discussion