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@@ -196,16 +196,21 @@ Install FAQ - **How does Distribute interacts with zc.buildout?** - You can use Distribute in your zc.buildout. - - Although you have to run a specific `bootstrap.py` file that is available - at `http://python-distribute.org/bootstrap.py`. The code is located at + You can use Distribute in your zc.buildout. *The only thing* you need to do + is use the bootstrap at `http://python-distribute.org/bootstrap.py`. Run + that bootstrap and ``bin/buildout`` (and all other buildout-generated + scripts) will transparently use distribute instead of setuptools. You do + not need a specific buildout release. + + A shared eggs directory is no problem (since 0.6.6): the setuptools egg is + left in place unmodified. So other buildouts that do not yet use the new + bootstrap continue to work just fine. And there is no need to list + ``distribute`` somewhere in your eggs: using the bootstrap is enough. + + The source code for the bootstrap script is located at `http://bitbucket.org/tarek/buildout-distribute`. - Beware that if you use a shared eggs folder with buildout, you need to - switch all buildouts that use it to distribute. This is due to the fact - that the setuptools eggs located in the shared folder will be replaced - by a fake one, alongside distribute. + ----------------------------- Feedback and getting involved |