hack to prevent distutils from linking our files

jdh2358 · jdh2358 · commit bb6ad2779ab0 · 2008-12-15T20:19:01.000Z
svn path=/branches/v0_98_5_maint/; revision=6621
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 The matplotlib build options can be modified with a setup.cfg file. See
 setup.cfg.template for more information.
 """
+# distutils is breaking our sdists for files in symlinked dirs.
+# distutils will copy if os.link is not available, so this is a hack
+# to force copying
+import os
+del os.link
 
 # This dict will be updated as we try to select the best option during
 # the build process. However, values in setup.cfg will be used, if
