Patch #414775: Add --skip-build option to bdist command.

Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py

@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ class bdist (Command):
                     ('dist-dir=', 'd',
                      "directory to put final built distributions in "
                      "[default: dist]"),
+                    ('skip-build', None,
+                     "skip rebuilding everything (for testing/debugging)"),
                    ]
 
+    boolean_options = ['skip-build']
+
     help_options = [
         ('help-formats', None,
          "lists available distribution formats", show_formats),
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ class bdist (Command):
         self.plat_name = None
         self.formats = None
         self.dist_dir = None
+        self.skip_build = 0
 
     # initialize_options()
 

Lib/distutils/command/bdist_dumb.py

@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ class bdist_dumb (Command):
                      "creating the distribution archive"),
                     ('dist-dir=', 'd',
                      "directory to put final built distributions in"),
+                    ('skip-build', None,
+                     "skip rebuilding everything (for testing/debugging)"),
                    ]
 
-    boolean_options = ['keep-temp']
+    boolean_options = ['keep-temp', 'skip-build']
 
     default_format = { 'posix': 'gztar',
                        'nt': 'zip', }
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ class bdist_dumb (Command):
         self.format = None
         self.keep_temp = 0
         self.dist_dir = None
+        self.skip_build = 0
 
     # initialize_options()
 
@@ -71,10 +74,12 @@ class bdist_dumb (Command):
 
     def run (self):
 
+        if not self.skip_build:
             self.run_command('build')
 
         install = self.reinitialize_command('install', reinit_subcommands=1)
         install.root = self.bdist_dir
+        install.skip_build = self.skip_build
 
         self.announce("installing to %s" % self.bdist_dir)
         self.run_command('install')

Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class bdist_wininst (Command):
                      "bitmap to use for the installer instead of python-powered logo"),
                     ('title=', 't',
                      "title to display on the installer background instead of default"),
+                    ('skip-build', None,
+                     "skip rebuilding everything (for testing/debugging)"),
                    ]
 
     boolean_options = ['keep-temp']
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ class bdist_wininst (Command):
         self.dist_dir = None
         self.bitmap = None
         self.title = None
+        self.skip_build = 0
 
     # initialize_options()
 
@@ -79,10 +82,12 @@ class bdist_wininst (Command):
                   ("distribution contains extensions and/or C libraries; "
                    "must be compiled on a Windows 32 platform")
 
+        if not self.skip_build:
             self.run_command('build')
 
         install = self.reinitialize_command('install')
         install.root = self.bdist_dir
+        install.skip_build = self.skip_build
 
         install_lib = self.reinitialize_command('install_lib')
         # we do not want to include pyc or pyo files

Misc/ACKS

@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ Bob Kahn
 Tamito Kajiyama
 Lou Kates
 Randall Kern
+Robert Kern
 Magnus Kessler
 Lawrence Kesteloot
 Vivek Khera

Misc/NEWS

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Library
   gettext.find an optional all argument. Translations will now fallback
   on a per-message basis.
 
+- distutils bdist commands now offer a --skip-build option.
+
 Tools/Demos
 
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