[THRIFT-380] Use setuptools for python build

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.8
• Component/s: Python - Library
• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Jake Farrell
• Reporter: Ben Maurer
• Created: 19/Mar/09 00:58
• Updated: 17/Aug/11 23:26
• Resolved: 17/Aug/11 23:26

Description

We should use setuptools for the python build as this allows thrift to be distributed as an egg file:

Index: setup.py
===================================================================
— setup.py (revision 755803)
+++ setup.py (working copy)
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
#

1. See accompanying file LICENSE or visit the Thrift site at:
2. http://developers.facebook.com/thrift/
   +from setuptools import setup, Extension
   -from distutils.core import setup, Extension

fastbinarymod = Extension('thrift.protocol.fastbinary',
sources = ['src/protocol/fastbinary.c'],
)

Issue Links

• is related to: CASSANDRA-1213 Build python client library as egg