Added 'install_headers' command to install C/C++ header files.

2 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/command/__init__.py
index 229c8a3..56c26fe 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __all__ = ['build',
            'build_scripts',
            'install',
            'install_lib',
+           'install_headers',
            'install_scripts',
            'install_data',
            'clean',
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install_headers.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install_headers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33edb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install_headers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""distutils.command.install_headers
+
+Implements the Distutils 'install_headers' command, to install C/C++ header
+files to the Python include directory."""
+
+# created 2000/05/26, Greg Ward
+
+__revision__ = "$Id$"
+
+from distutils.core import Command
+
+
+class install_headers (Command):
+
+    description = "install C/C++ header files"
+
+    user_options = [('install-dir=', 'd',
+                     "directory to install header files to"),
+                   ]
+
+
+    def initialize_options (self):
+        self.install_dir = None
+
+    def finalize_options (self):
+        self.set_undefined_options('install',
+                                   ('install_headers', 'install_dir'))
+
+    def run (self):
+        headers = self.distribution.headers
+        if not headers:
+            return
+
+        self.mkpath(self.install_dir)
+        for header in headers:
+            self.copy_file(header, self.install_dir)
+
+    # run()
+
+# class install_headers