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authorJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2013-08-17 10:44:18 -0400
committerJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2013-08-17 10:44:18 -0400
commit2473aa6da27cb95c1582aee1bb188f76e0deb258 (patch)
treec2f629003de2b9114e9b9facf71049e78c7aca84 /docs
parent3eb3c69afbe1d2ebbc98943a896ccbfc913113c1 (diff)
downloadpython-setuptools-git-2473aa6da27cb95c1582aee1bb188f76e0deb258.tar.gz
Changed the launcher relevant environment variable to SETUPTOOLS_LAUNCHER and it now accepts different strings 'natural' and 'executable', instead of only reflecting a boolean value.
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@@ -98,12 +98,14 @@ can pass command line options (such as ``--script-dir``) to
Setuptools also supports deferring to an external launcher such as
`pylauncher <https://bitbucket.org/pypa/pylauncher>`_ for launching scripts.
Enable this experimental functionality by setting the
-``SETUPTOOLS_USE_PYLAUNCHER`` environment variable. Setuptools will then not
+``SETUPTOOLS_LAUNCHER`` environment variable to "natural". Setuptools will
+then not
install its own launcher executable, but will install scripts as simple
-scripts with a .py (or .pyw) extension appended. If these extensions are
+scripts with a .pya (or .pyw) extension appended. If these extensions are
associated with the pylauncher and listed in the PATHEXT environment variable,
these scripts can then be invoked simply and directly just like any other
-executable.
+executable. This behavior may become default in a future version. To force
+the use of executable launchers, set ``SETUPTOOLS_LAUNCHER`` to "executable".
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