First checkin of real Distutils code.
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+"""distutils.errors
+
+Provides exceptions used by the Distutils modules. Note that Distutils
+modules may raise standard exceptions; in particular, SystemExit is
+usually raised for errors that are obviously the end-user's fault
+(eg. bad command-line arguments).
+
+This module safe to use in "from ... import *" mode; it only exports
+symbols whose names start with "Distutils" and end with "Error"."""
+
+# created 1999/03/03, Greg Ward
+
+__rcsid__ = "$Id$"
+
+from types import *
+
+if type (RuntimeError) is ClassType:
+
+ # DistutilsError is the root of all Distutils evil.
+ class DistutilsError (Exception):
+ pass
+
+ # DistutilsModuleError is raised if we are unable to load an expected
+ # module, or find an expected class within some module
+ class DistutilsModuleError (DistutilsError):
+ pass
+
+ # DistutilsClassError is raised if we encounter a distribution or command
+ # class that's not holding up its end of the bargain.
+ class DistutilsClassError (DistutilsError):
+ pass
+
+ # DistutilsGetoptError (help me -- I have JavaProgrammersDisease!) is
+ # raised if the option table provided to fancy_getopt is bogus.
+ class DistutilsGetoptError (DistutilsError):
+ pass
+
+ # DistutilsArgError is raised by fancy_getopt in response to getopt.error;
+ # distutils.core then turns around and raises SystemExit from that. (Thus
+ # client code should never see DistutilsArgError.)
+ class DistutilsArgError (DistutilsError):
+ pass
+
+ # DistutilsFileError is raised for any problems in the filesystem:
+ # expected file not found, etc.
+ class DistutilsFileError (DistutilsError):
+ pass
+
+ # DistutilsOptionError is raised anytime an attempt is made to access
+ # (get or set) an option that does not exist for a particular command
+ # (or for the distribution itself).
+ class DistutilsOptionError (DistutilsError):
+ pass
+
+# String-based exceptions
+else:
+ DistutilsError = 'DistutilsError'
+ DistutilsModuleError = 'DistutilsModuleError'
+ DistutilsClassError = 'DistutilsClassError'
+ DistutilsGetoptError = 'DistutilsGetoptError'
+ DistutilsArgError = 'DistutilsArgError'
+ DistutilsFileError = 'DistutilsFileError'
+ DistutilsOptionError = 'DistutilsOptionError'