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"""distutils.command.install_data
Implements the Distutils 'install_data' command, for installing
platform-independent data files."""
# contributed by Bastian Kleineidam
__revision__ = "$Id$"
import os
from types import StringType
from distutils.core import Command
class install_data (Command):
description = "install data files"
user_options = [
('install-dir=', 'd',
"directory to install the files to"),
('root=', None,
"install everything relative to this alternate root directory"),
]
def initialize_options (self):
self.install_dir = None
self.outfiles = None
self.root = None
self.data_files = self.distribution.data_files
def finalize_options (self):
self.set_undefined_options('install',
('install_data', 'install_dir'),
('root', 'root'),
)
def run (self):
self.mkpath(self.install_dir)
for f in self.data_files:
if type(f) == StringType:
# its a simple file, so copy it
self.copy_file(f, self.install_dir)
else:
# its a tuple with path to install to and a list of files
dir = f[0]
if not os.path.isabs(dir):
dir = os.path.join(self.install_dir, dir)
elif self.root:
dir = os.path.join(self.root, dir[1:])
self.mkpath(dir)
for data in f[1]:
self.copy_file(data, dir)
def get_inputs (self):
return self.data_files or []
def get_outputs (self):
return self.outfiles