python2.6 related changes

[Morten Kjeldgaard]

On 21/02/2009, at 17.09, Matthias Klose wrote:

>> I have a couple of questions about setuptools, which is pretty  
>> popular
>> despite not being mature enough to be included in the standard  
>> library.
>>
>> Will users be able to run
>>
>>  sudo easy_install packagename
>>
>> and get that package installed into
>> /usr/local/lib/pythonX.Y/dist-packages?
>
> Yes.

I probably misunderstood something, because I don't see how just  
renaming "site-packages" to "dist-packages" will accomplish anything.

It's not that "dist-packages" is reserved for dpkg installed modules,  
while "site-packages" is for local installations?

-- Morten