"""distutils.command.install_headers Implements the Distutils 'install_headers' command, to install C/C++ header files to the Python include directory.""" from distutils.core import Command # XXX force is never used class install_headers(Command): description = "install C/C++ header files" user_options = [('install-dir=', 'd', "directory to install header files to"), ('force', 'f', "force installation (overwrite existing files)"), ] boolean_options = ['force'] def initialize_options(self): self.install_dir = None self.force = 0 self.outfiles = [] def finalize_options(self): self.set_undefined_options('install', ('install_headers', 'install_dir'), ('force', 'force')) def run(self): headers = self.distribution.headers if not headers: return self.mkpath(self.install_dir) for header in headers: (out, _) = self.copy_file(header, self.install_dir) self.outfiles.append(out) def get_inputs(self): return self.distribution.headers or [] def get_outputs(self): return self.outfiles