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@@ -112,17 +112,6 @@ the setup script. The difference is which Distutils *commands* they use: the
:command:`install` is more often for installers (although most developers will
want to install their own code occasionally).
-If you want to make things really easy for your users, you can create one or
-more built distributions for them. For instance, if you are running on a
-Windows machine, and want to make things easy for other Windows users, you can
-create an executable installer (the most appropriate type of built distribution
-for this platform) with the :command:`bdist_wininst` command. For example::
-
- python setup.py bdist_wininst
-
-will create an executable installer, :file:`foo-1.0.win32.exe`, in the current
-directory.
-
Other useful built distribution formats are RPM, implemented by the
:command:`bdist_rpm` command, Solaris :program:`pkgtool`
(:command:`bdist_pkgtool`), and HP-UX :program:`swinstall`