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+"""distutils.command.build
+
+Implements the Distutils 'build' command."""
+
+# created 1999/03/08, Greg Ward
+
+__rcsid__ = "$Id$"
+
+import os
+from distutils.core import Command
+
+
+class Build (Command):
+
+    options = [('basedir=', 'b', "base directory for build library"),
+               ('libdir=', 'l', "directory for platform-shared files"),
+               ('platdir=', 'p', "directory for platform-specific files"),
+
+               # Flags for 'build_py'
+               ('compile-py', None, "compile .py to .pyc"),
+               ('optimize-py', None, "compile .py to .pyo (optimized)"),
+              ]
+
+    def set_default_options (self):
+        self.basedir = 'build'
+        # these are decided only after 'basedir' has its final value
+        # (unless overridden by the user or client)
+        self.libdir = None
+        self.platdir = None
+
+        self.compile_py = 1
+        self.optimize_py = 1
+
+    def set_final_options (self):
+        # 'libdir' and 'platdir' just default to 'lib' and 'plat' under
+        # the base build directory
+        if self.libdir is None:
+            self.libdir = os.path.join (self.basedir, 'lib')
+        if self.platdir is None:
+            self.platdir = os.path.join (self.basedir, 'plat')
+
+
+    def run (self):
+
+        self.set_final_options ()
+
+        # For now, "build" means "build_py" then "build_ext".  (Eventually
+        # it should also build documentation.)
+
+        # Invoke the 'build_py' command
+        self.run_peer ('build_py')
+
+        # And now 'build_ext'
+        #self.run_peer ('build_ext')
+
+# end class Build