[wxPython-dev] Minor setup.py bug

[Robin Dunn]

Mark Livingstone wrote:
> Hi Robin,
> 
> I have noticed a minor bug with wxPython/setup.py --help-commands
> 
> When you run it, it firstly does the wx-config / module preparation 
> stuff meaning you are forced to run it su/sudo  which is a minor 
> inconvenience.

And shouldn't be required.  Why do you need to be root to run wx-config?

>  Having done that, it displays the help information three 
> times 

Because it calls distutils.core.setup() three times to do different 
aspects of the build.

> (which is a waste of bits and photons and doubtless causing global 
> warming ;-P )

Well, it's been rather chilly around here lately, so I wouldn't mind 
having a few extra pico-degrees of warmth.  ;-)


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Robin Dunn
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