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provide configuration option to change sdist build method #252
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We have several packages that just need to have pep517_build_sdist() called to produce an sdist instead of rolling up the directory after patches are applied. To do that today someone has to write an override method. We should make that a configuration option for a package.
Reacted by Christian Heimes
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tiran commentedon Jul 26, 2024
I would make PEP 517 the default and add an option to use legacy sdist function.
dhellmann commentedon Jul 26, 2024
I haven't tried to use pep517 in an unpacked sdist, does that work?
LalatenduMohanty commentedon Nov 12, 2025
@tiran @dhellmann looks like we have some related issues. lets consolidate these
mprpic commentedon Nov 5, 2026
Closing as done: with the
source:configuration from #1414, a package can setbuild_sdist: pep517to use the PEP 517 hook instead of a tarball.If you feel this change is still needed, feel free to reopen this issue. Thank you!