Added the --dist-dir option that the "bdist_*" will use to control where
they place their output files.
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
index 3fcbf77..100563a 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
"temporary directory for creating built distributions"),
('formats=', None,
"formats for distribution (comma-separated list)"),
+ ('dist-dir=', 'd',
+ "directory to put final built distributions in "
+ "[default: dist]"),
]
help_options = [
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@
def initialize_options (self):
self.bdist_base = None
self.formats = None
+ self.dist_dir = None
# initialize_options()
@@ -86,6 +90,9 @@
raise DistutilsPlatformError, \
"don't know how to create built distributions " + \
"on platform %s" % os.name
+
+ if self.dist_dir is None:
+ self.dist_dir = "dist"
# finalize_options()