[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #535: distutils places extra files in installation directory

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#535: distutils places extra files in installation directory
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 Reporter:  chanley          |       Owner:  cookedm      
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  low              |   Milestone:  1.0.4 Release
Component:  numpy.distutils  |     Version:  devel        
 Severity:  minor            |    Keywords:               
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 When installing numpy, the "COMPATIBILITY", "scipy_compatibility", and
 "site.cfg.example" files are placed in site-packages (or whatever the
 installation target might be).

 {{{
 [familyfun:site-packages/lib/python] chanley% ls -al
 total 40
 drwxr-xr-x    7 chanley  chanley   238 Jun  5 09:14 .
 drwxr-xr-x    3 chanley  chanley   102 May  2 15:24 ..
 -rw-r--r--    1 chanley  chanley  1620 Apr 22 15:51 COMPATIBILITY
 drwxr-xr-x   36 chanley  chanley  1224 Jun  5 09:14 numpy
 -rw-r--r--    1 chanley  chanley  1619 Jun  5 09:14
 numpy-1.0.4.dev3859-py2.5.egg-info
 -rw-r--r--    1 chanley  chanley   123 Jan 11 10:32 scipy_compatibility
 -rw-r--r--    1 chanley  chanley  4613 Apr 16 10:33 site.cfg.example
 [familyfun:site-packages/lib/python] chanley%
 }}}

 This is true for all platforms I have tested (Solaris 10, Mac OSX 10.4.9,
 RHE3).  I don't think this is intended.

 Chris

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