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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex index 28b07a5..2e49e21 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew25.tex @@ -77,9 +77,26 @@ Raymond Hettinger.} %====================================================================== \section{PEP 314: Metadata for Python Software Packages v1.1} -XXX describe this PEP. - distutils \function{setup()} now supports the \var{provides}, - \var{requires}, \var{obsoletes} keywords. +Some simple dependency support was added to Distutils. The +\function{setup()} function now has \code{requires},\code{provides}, +and \code{obsoletes}. When you build a source distribution using the +\code{sdist} command, the dependency information will be recorded in +the \file{PKG-INFO} file. + +Another new keyword is \code{download_url}, which should be set to a +URL for the package's source code. This means it's now possible to +look up an entry in the package index, determine the dependencies for +a package, and download the required packages. + +% XXX put example here + +\begin{seealso} + +\seepep{314}{Metadata for Python Software Packages v1.1}{PEP proposed +and written by A.M. Kuchling, Richard Jones, and Fred Drake; +implemented by Richard Jones and Fred Drake.} + +\end{seealso} %====================================================================== |