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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/archive_util.py b/Lib/distutils/archive_util.py
index 218450a..3159c28 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/archive_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/archive_util.py
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ def check_archive_formats (formats):
def make_archive (base_name, format,
root_dir=None, base_dir=None,
verbose=0, dry_run=0):
-
"""Create an archive file (eg. zip or tar). 'base_name' is the name
of the file to create, minus any format-specific extension; 'format'
is the archive format: one of "zip", "tar", "ztar", or "gztar".
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@ def make_archive (base_name, format,
archive. 'base_dir' is the directory where we start archiving from;
ie. 'base_dir' will be the common prefix of all files and
directories in the archive. 'root_dir' and 'base_dir' both default
- to the current directory."""
-
+ to the current directory. Returns the name of the archive file.
+ """
save_cwd = os.getcwd()
if root_dir is not None:
if verbose:
@@ -160,11 +159,13 @@ def make_archive (base_name, format,
func = format_info[0]
for (arg,val) in format_info[1]:
kwargs[arg] = val
- apply (func, (base_name, base_dir), kwargs)
+ filename = apply (func, (base_name, base_dir), kwargs)
if root_dir is not None:
if verbose:
print "changing back to '%s'" % save_cwd
os.chdir (save_cwd)
+ return filename
+
# make_archive ()