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diff --git a/docs/setuptools.txt b/docs/setuptools.txt index 0dda5622..c109e673 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.txt +++ b/docs/setuptools.txt @@ -2419,6 +2419,10 @@ script defines entry points for them! Adding ``setup()`` Arguments ---------------------------- +.. warning:: Adding arguments to setup is discouraged as such arguments + are only supported through imperative execution and not supported through + declarative config. + Sometimes, your commands may need additional arguments to the ``setup()`` call. You can enable this by defining entry points in the ``distutils.setup_keywords`` group. For example, if you wanted a ``setup()`` @@ -2470,6 +2474,25 @@ script using your extension lists your project in its ``setup_requires`` argument. +Customizing Distribution Options +-------------------------------- + +Plugins may wish to extend or alter the options on a Distribution object to +suit the purposes of that project. For example, a tool that infers the +``Distribution.version`` from SCM-metadata may need to hook into the +option finalization. To enable this feature, Setuptools offers an entry +point "setuptools.finalize_distribution_options". That entry point must +be a callable taking one argument (the Distribution instance). + +If the callable has an ``.order`` property, that value will be used to +determine the order in which the hook is called. Lower numbers are called +first and the default is zero (0). + +Plugins may read, alter, and set properties on the distribution, but each +plugin is encouraged to load the configuration/settings for their behavior +independently. + + Adding new EGG-INFO Files ------------------------- |