[bind10-dev] src/lib/python/isc/log_messages/work/__init__.py in tarball

[JINMEI Tatuya / 神明達哉]

At Wed, 6 Feb 2013 08:58:26 -0600 (CST),
"Jeremy C. Reed" <jreed at isc.org> wrote:
> 
> What is purpose of src/lib/python/isc/log_messages/work/__init__.py in 
> the distributed tarball?
> 
> I received an off-list email about issue that the file is included but a 
> "distclean" removes it. It is inconsistent.  (I opened a ticket to solve 
> this #2687.)
> 
> Can someone explain src/lib/python/isc/log_messages/work/Makefile.am ?

I don't remember, but according to log_messages/work/Makefile.am, I
guess the intent is:

- we want to create __init__.py in builddir/.../log_messages/work
  (that's why it's generated from .in even if it wouldn't have to be
  so otherwise)
- we want that __init__.py be installed under something like
  python3/site-packages/isc/log_messages (there's no 'work' in the
  install tree).  that's why it's specified in python_PYTHON
- log_messages/__init__.py isn't used for installation probably
  because it's pydoc comment isn't appropriate for the installed
  version.

I don't know whether there's a better way to deal with it.  If not,
maybe a simplest "solution" is to use an empty __init__.py in
log_messages/ and install it instead of the one under work/ (and
remove the python_PYTHON setting).

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JINMEI, Tatuya