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diff --git a/MERGE.txt b/MERGE.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..550273fb --- /dev/null +++ b/MERGE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +With the merge of Setuptools and Distribute, the following concessions were +made: + +Differences from setuptools 0.6c12: + +Major Changes +------------- + +* Python 3 support. +* Improved support for GAE. +* Sort order of Distributions in pkg_resources now prefers PyPI to external + links (Distribute issue 163). + +Minor Changes +------------- + +* Wording of some output has changed to replace contractions with their + canonical form (i.e. prefer "could not" to "couldn't"). + +Differences from Distribute 0.6.35: + +Major Changes +------------- + +* The _distribute property of the setuptools module has been removed. +* Distributions are once again installed as zipped eggs by default, per the + rationale given in `the seminal bug report + <http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue33>`_ indicates that the feature + should remain and no substantial justification was given in the `Distribute + report <https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distribute/issue/19/>`_. + +Minor Changes +------------- + +* The patch for `#174 <https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distribute/issue/174>`_ + has been rolled-back, as the comment on the ticket indicates that the patch + addressed a symptom and not the fundamental issue. +* ``easy_install`` (the command) once again honors setup.cfg if found in the + current directory. The "mis-behavior" characterized in `#99 + <https://bitbucket.org/tarek/distribute/issue/99>`_ is actually intended + behavior, and no substantial rationale was given for the deviation. |