"""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