Top "Packaging" questions

Packaging is a configuration management process involved with capturing the knowledge needed to install or uninstall software on a target system.

How to package a command line Python script

I've created a python script that's intended to be used from the command line. How do I go about packaging …

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Shared library dependencies with distutils

I'm a newbie to distutils and I have a problem that really has me stuck. I am compiling a package …

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JSF facelets template packaging

As always, i'm a little confused. Here https://community.jboss.org/wiki/ModularWebAppsWithJSF2 i've learned that it is easy and …

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Change default dist folder with setuptools

I'm using setuptools 0.6 to package my code. By default when I type python setup.py sdist, the tool creates a …

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Setting up setup.py for packaging of a single .py file and a single data file without needing to create any folders

Project tree: $. ├── happy_birthday-art.txt ├── happy_birthday.py ├── MANIFEST.in ├── README.rst └── setup.py setup.py from setuptools import setup …

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Disable rpmbuild automatic requirement finding

The default behavior of rpmbuild seems to be to scan every file in the buildroot for #! lines and add those …

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Packaging and Deploying Scala Applications

What is the simplest way to package a Scala application for use on a desktop PC? I'm guessing that would …

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Questions about Setuptools and alternatives

I've seen a good bit of setuptools bashing on the internets lately. Most recently, I read James Bennett's On packaging …

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Extending setuptools extension to use CMake in setup.py?

I'm writing a Python extension that links a C++ library and I'm using cmake to help with the build process. …

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What are the advantages of packaging your python library/application as an .egg file?

I've read some about .egg files and I've noticed them in my lib directory but what are the advantages/disadvantages …

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