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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/distutils/command/install_data.py | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install_data.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install_data.py index f8ed0a7..716febb 100644 --- a/Lib/distutils/command/install_data.py +++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install_data.py @@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class install_data (Command): user_options = [ ('install-dir=', 'd', - "directory to install the files to"), + "base directory for installating data files " + "(default: installation base dir)"), ('root=', None, "install everything relative to this alternate root directory"), ] @@ -39,11 +40,14 @@ class install_data (Command): self.mkpath(self.install_dir) for f in self.data_files: if type(f) == StringType: - # its a simple file, so copy it + # it's a simple file, so copy it + self.warn("setup script did not provide a directory for " + "'%s' -- installing right in '%s'" % + (f, self.install_dir)) out = self.copy_file(f, self.install_dir) self.outfiles.append(out) else: - # its a tuple with path to install to and a list of files + # it's a tuple with path to install to and a list of files dir = f[0] if not os.path.isabs(dir): dir = os.path.join(self.install_dir, dir) |