[MacPorts] #22403: 'distribute' under the name of 'setuptools'

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#22403: 'distribute' under the name of 'setuptools'
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 Reporter:  akitada@…              |       Owner:  mcalhoun@…                                 
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new                                        
 Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:                                             
Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.8.1                                      
 Keywords:  setuptools distribute  |        Port:                                             
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Comment(by macports.org@…):

 > Distribute *is* a lie and but it's a good one.

 Yes and no. Distribute is a fork exposing a setuptools module, but you
 know what when you're installing *distribute*. What if people install this
 distribute-renamed-to-setuptools and start sending feedback to setuptools
 on that subject? What sense does it make?

 > Do you have any specific issues that Distribute fails but setuptools
 just works?

 Me? No, I'm just echoing feedback I've found on the distutils, distribute
 and setuptools mailing lists.

 > I think it's the easiest way of providing better software to users.

 That's all fine and dandy, but it shouldn't be done by telling users that
 distribute is setuptools. It's not.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22403#comment:6>
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