[Biopython-dev] buildbot and setup.py

[Eric Talevich]

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Peter <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> For the continuous integration server, it is important
> to be able to run setup.py without it prompting the
> user. There are (just?) two potential prompts at the
> moment.
>
> [...]
>
However, do we need an --auto or --force flag
> to bypass these yes or no prompts in setup.py?
>

I'd find a flag like that convenient for running setup.py manually, too.

For reference: apt-get takes a "-y" option which assumes a "yes" answer to
all prompts, just like this.

-Eric