分发 Python 模块（遗留版本）
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作者:
   Greg Ward ， Anthony Baxter

电子邮箱:
   distutils-sig@python.org

参见:

  分发 Python 模块
     最新的模块分发文档

本文档从模块开发人员的角度描述了 Python Distribution Utilities（
“Distutils” ，描述了如何使用 Distutils 轻松地为更广泛的受众提供 Python
模块和扩展，而构建/发布/安装机制的开销很小。

注解: 本指南仅介绍构建和分发扩展的基本工具，这些扩展是作为此Python版
  本的一 部分提供的。 第三方工具提供更易于使用和更安全的替代方案。有关
  详细信 息，请参阅 Python 打包用户指南中的 快速推荐部分 。

* 1. An Introduction to Distutils

  * 1.1. Concepts & Terminology

  * 1.2. 一个简单的例子

  * 1.3. General Python terminology

  * 1.4. Distutils-specific terminology

* 2. 编写安装脚本

  * 2.1. Listing whole packages

  * 2.2. Listing individual modules

  * 2.3. Describing extension modules

  * 2.4. Relationships between Distributions and Packages

  * 2.5. Installing Scripts

  * 2.6. Installing Package Data

  * 2.7. Installing Additional Files

  * 2.8. Additional meta-data

  * 2.9. Debugging the setup script

* 3. Writing the Setup Configuration File

* 4. Creating a Source Distribution

  * 4.1. Specifying the files to distribute

  * 4.2. Manifest-related options

* 5. Creating Built Distributions

  * 5.1. 创建RPM软件包

  * 5.2. Creating Windows Installers

  * 5.3. Cross-compiling on Windows

  * 5.4. Vista User Access Control (UAC)

* 6. 例子

  * 6.1. 纯 Python 分发（通过 module）

  * 6.2. 纯 Python 分发（通过 包）

  * 6.3. 单个扩展模块

  * 6.4. 检查一个包

  * 6.5. 读取元数据

* 7. 扩展 Distutils

  * 7.1. 集成新的命令

  * 7.2. 添加新的发布类型

* 8. 命令参考

  * 8.1. 安装模块: **install** 命令族

  * 8.2. 创建源码发行包: **sdist** 命令

* 9. API参考引用

  * 9.1. "distutils.core" --- 分发包功能的核心

  * 9.2. "distutils.ccompiler" --- CCompiler基类

  * 9.3. "distutils.unixccompiler" --- Unix C Compiler

  * 9.4. "distutils.msvccompiler" --- Microsoft Compiler

  * 9.5. "distutils.bcppcompiler" --- Borland Compiler

  * 9.6. "distutils.cygwincompiler" --- Cygwin Compiler

  * 9.7. "distutils.archive_util" ---  Archiving utilities

  * 9.8. "distutils.dep_util" --- Dependency checking

  * 9.9. "distutils.dir_util" --- Directory tree operations

  * 9.10. "distutils.file_util" --- Single file operations

  * 9.11. "distutils.util" --- Miscellaneous other utility functions

  * 9.12. "distutils.dist" --- The Distribution class

  * 9.13. "distutils.extension" --- The Extension class

  * 9.14. "distutils.debug" --- Distutils debug mode

  * 9.15. "distutils.errors" --- Distutils exceptions

  * 9.16. "distutils.fancy_getopt" --- Wrapper around the standard
    getopt module

  * 9.17. "distutils.filelist" --- The FileList class

  * 9.18. "distutils.log" --- Simple PEP 282-style logging

  * 9.19. "distutils.spawn" --- Spawn a sub-process

  * 9.20. "distutils.sysconfig" --- System configuration information

  * 9.21. "distutils.text_file" --- The TextFile class

  * 9.22. "distutils.version" --- Version number classes

  * 9.23. "distutils.cmd" --- Abstract base class for Distutils
    commands

  * 9.24. Creating a new Distutils command

  * 9.25. "distutils.command" --- Individual Distutils commands

  * 9.26. "distutils.command.bdist" --- Build a binary installer

  * 9.27. "distutils.command.bdist_packager" --- Abstract base class
    for packagers

  * 9.28. "distutils.command.bdist_dumb" --- Build a "dumb"
    installer

  * 9.29. "distutils.command.bdist_msi" --- Build a Microsoft
    Installer binary package

  * 9.30. "distutils.command.bdist_rpm" --- Build a binary
    distribution as a Redhat RPM and SRPM

  * 9.31. "distutils.command.bdist_wininst" --- Build a Windows
    installer

  * 9.32. "distutils.command.sdist" --- Build a source distribution

  * 9.33. "distutils.command.build" --- Build all files of a package

  * 9.34. "distutils.command.build_clib" --- Build any C libraries
    in a package

  * 9.35. "distutils.command.build_ext" --- Build any extensions in
    a package

  * 9.36. "distutils.command.build_py" --- Build the .py/.pyc files
    of a package

  * 9.37. "distutils.command.build_scripts" --- Build the scripts of
    a package

  * 9.38. "distutils.command.clean" --- Clean a package build area

  * 9.39. "distutils.command.config" --- Perform package
    configuration

  * 9.40. "distutils.command.install" --- Install a package

  * 9.41. "distutils.command.install_data" --- Install data files
    from a package

  * 9.42. "distutils.command.install_headers" --- Install C/C++
    header files from a package

  * 9.43. "distutils.command.install_lib" --- Install library files
    from a package

  * 9.44. "distutils.command.install_scripts" --- Install script
    files from a package

  * 9.45. "distutils.command.register" --- Register a module with
    the Python Package Index

  * 9.46. "distutils.command.check" --- Check the meta-data of a
    package
