using setup.py in debian/rules

[jmr@engineering.uiowa.edu (Joe Reinhardt)]

Hi,

I just finished packaging scipy (www.scipy.org).  Scipy uses a pretty
complicated setup.py file that manages running f2py, compiling f77
code, compiling several helper modules (including a patched copy of
Numeric), etc.

Most of the python modules I have seen packaged for debian use a
makefile rather than setup.py.  I really don't want to rewrite the
complicated build logic into a makefile.  

What is the best way to use the setup.py in the debian/rules?

Here are some fragments from the debian/rules file I have so far.  It
seems to work, but any suggestions would be appreciated.

- JMR





configure: configure-stamp
configure-stamp:
	dh_testdir
	# Add here commands to configure the package.

	touch configure-stamp

build: configure-stamp build-stamp
build-stamp:
	dh_testdir

	# Add here commands to compile the package.
	python setup.py build
	touch build-stamp

clean:
	dh_testdir
	dh_testroot
	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp

	# Add here commands to clean up after the build process.
	-python setup.py clean
	-rm -rf build
	-rm -rf dist
	-rm *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo

	dh_clean -Xincluded_functions.html.orig

install: build
	dh_testdir
	dh_testroot
	dh_clean -k -Xincluded_functions.html.orig
	dh_installdirs

	# Add here commands to install the package into debian/scipy.
	-mkdir debian/scipy
	-python setup.py bdist
	cd debian/scipy && tar zxvf ../../dist/SciPy-0.2.0.linux-*.tar.gz






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