pypa / pypa/setuptools

Why 'develop' command is not calling 'build'

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Description

In command/develop.py, why is 'build-ext' called instead of 'build'? If i run develop, python sources cannot get generated by build-py.

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Read command/develop.py and trace why the develop command calls build-ext rather than build. Reproduce the reported case by running develop and check whether the Python sources are generated by build-py; done means the expected sources are generated and the command behavior is covered by the relevant project checks.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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