actually setuptools enabled setup.py

setup.py

 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# pylint: disable-msg=W0404,W0622,W0704,W0613,W0152
+# pylint: disable=W0142,W0403,W0404,W0613,W0622,W0622,W0704,R0904,C0103,E0611
+#
 # copyright 2003-2010 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
 # contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
-
+#
+# This file is part of CubicWeb tag cube.
+#
+# CubicWeb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# CubicWeb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
+# with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Generic Setup script, takes package info from __pkginfo__.py file
+"""
 __docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 
 import os
@@ -12,49 +29,50 @@ from os.path import isdir, exists, join, walk
 
 try:
     if os.environ.get('NO_SETUPTOOLS'):
-        raise ImportError()
+        raise ImportError() # do as there is no setuptools
     from setuptools import setup
     from setuptools.command import install_lib
-    USE_SETUPTOOLS = 1
+    USE_SETUPTOOLS = True
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
     from distutils.command import install_lib
-    USE_SETUPTOOLS = 0
-
+    USE_SETUPTOOLS = False
+from distutils.command import install_data
 
-sys.modules.pop('__pkginfo__', None)
 # import required features
-from __pkginfo__ import modname, version, license, description, \
-     web, author, author_email
-# import optional features
-import __pkginfo__
-distname = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'distname', modname)
-scripts = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'scripts', [])
-data_files = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'data_files', None)
-include_dirs = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'include_dirs', [])
-ext_modules = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'ext_modules', None)
-dependency_links = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'dependency_links', [])
-
-STD_BLACKLIST = ('CVS', '.svn', '.hg', 'debian', 'dist', 'build')
-
-IGNORED_EXTENSIONS = ('.pyc', '.pyo', '.elc', '~')
+from __pkginfo__ import modname, version, license, description, web, \
+     author, author_email
 
 if exists('README'):
     long_description = file('README').read()
 else:
     long_description = ''
+
+# import optional features
+import __pkginfo__
 if USE_SETUPTOOLS:
-   requires = {}
-   for entry in ("__depends__", "__recommends__"):
-      requires.update(getattr(__pkginfo__, entry, {}))
-   install_requires = [("%s %s" % (d, v and v or "")).strip()
+    requires = {}
+    for entry in ("__depends__",): # "__recommends__"):
+        requires.update(getattr(__pkginfo__, entry, {}))
+    install_requires = [("%s %s" % (d, v and v or "")).strip()
                        for d, v in requires.iteritems()]
 else:
-   install_requires = []
+    install_requires = []
+
+distname = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'distname', modname)
+scripts = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'scripts', ())
+include_dirs = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'include_dirs', ())
+data_files = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'data_files', None)
+ext_modules = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'ext_modules', None)
+dependency_links = getattr(__pkginfo__, 'dependency_links', ())
+
+BASE_BLACKLIST = ('CVS', '.svn', '.hg', 'debian', 'dist', 'build')
+IGNORED_EXTENSIONS = ('.pyc', '.pyo', '.elc', '~')
 
 
 def ensure_scripts(linux_scripts):
-    """Creates the proper script names required for each platform
+    """
+    Creates the proper script names required for each platform
     (taken from 4Suite)
     """
     from distutils import util
@@ -64,23 +82,8 @@ def ensure_scripts(linux_scripts):
         scripts_ = linux_scripts
     return scripts_
 
-def get_packages(directory, prefix):
-    """return a list of subpackages for the given directory"""
-    result = []
-    for package in os.listdir(directory):
-        absfile = join(directory, package)
-        if isdir(absfile):
-            if exists(join(absfile, '__init__.py')) or \
-                   package in ('test', 'tests'):
-                if prefix:
-                    result.append('%s.%s' % (prefix, package))
-                else:
-                    result.append(package)
-                result += get_packages(absfile, result[-1])
-    return result
-
 def export(from_dir, to_dir,
-           blacklist=STD_BLACKLIST,
+           blacklist=BASE_BLACKLIST,
            ignore_ext=IGNORED_EXTENSIONS,
            verbose=True):
     """make a mirror of from_dir in to_dir, omitting directories and files
@@ -134,6 +137,35 @@ class MyInstallLib(install_lib.install_lib):
                 dest = join(self.install_dir, base, directory)
                 export(directory, dest, verbose=False)
 
+# re-enable copying data files in sys.prefix
+old_install_data = install_data.install_data
+if USE_SETUPTOOLS:
+    # overwrite InstallData to use sys.prefix instead of the egg directory
+    class MyInstallData(old_install_data):
+        """A class that manages data files installation"""
+        def run(self):
+            _old_install_dir = self.install_dir
+            if self.install_dir.endswith('egg'):
+                self.install_dir = sys.prefix
+            old_install_data.run(self)
+            self.install_dir = _old_install_dir
+    try:
+        import setuptools.command.easy_install # only if easy_install avaible
+        # monkey patch: Crack SandboxViolation verification
+        from setuptools.sandbox import DirectorySandbox as DS
+        old_ok = DS._ok
+        def _ok(self, path):
+            """Return True if ``path`` can be written during installation."""
+            out = old_ok(self, path) # here for side effect from setuptools
+            realpath = os.path.normcase(os.path.realpath(path))
+            allowed_path = os.path.normcase(sys.prefix)
+            if realpath.startswith(allowed_path):
+                out = True
+            return out
+        DS._ok = _ok
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+
 def install(**kwargs):
     """setup entry point"""
     if USE_SETUPTOOLS:
@@ -142,9 +174,13 @@ def install(**kwargs):
     # install-layout option was introduced in 2.5.3-1~exp1
     elif sys.version_info < (2, 5, 4) and '--install-layout=deb' in sys.argv:
         sys.argv.remove('--install-layout=deb')
-    if USE_SETUPTOOLS and install_requires:
+    cmdclass = {'install_lib': MyInstallLib}
+    if USE_SETUPTOOLS:
         kwargs['install_requires'] = install_requires
         kwargs['dependency_links'] = dependency_links
+        kwargs['zip_safe'] = False
+        cmdclass['install_data'] = MyInstallData
+
     return setup(name = distname,
                  version = version,
                  license = license,
@@ -156,7 +192,7 @@ def install(**kwargs):
                  scripts = ensure_scripts(scripts),
                  data_files = data_files,
                  ext_modules = ext_modules,
-                 cmdclass = {'install_lib': MyInstallLib},
+                 cmdclass = cmdclass,
                  **kwargs
                  )