option in the 'build_ext' command):
  * in ccompiler.py: 'gen_lib_options()' now takes 'runtime_library_dirs'
    parameter
  * in unixccompiler.py and msvccompiler.py: now pass
    'self.runtime_library_dirs' to 'gen_lib_options()', and define
    'runtime_library_dir_option()' (although in msvccompiler.py it
    blows up with a DistutilsPlatformError right now!)

'link_static_lib()'.

a static library (using lib.exe as found by '__init__()', hopefully through
registry entries pointing to DevStudio).

sure it's imported!  ;)

Re-wrap the docstrings on get_python_inc() and get_python_lib() to be
closer to the "normal" Python style.  See GvR's "style guide" on the
essays page (http://www.python.org/doc/essays/).

There should never be a space between a function name and the '(' that
opens the argument list (see the style guide again).

  the platform-neutral include dir by default and with Mac support.
Added 'get_python_lib()', inspired by 'get_python_inc()'.
Rewrote 'get_config_h_filename()' and 'get_makefile_filename()'
  in terms of 'get_python_inc()' and 'get_python_lib()'.
Changed '_init_nt()' and '_init_mac()' to use 'get_python_inc()' and
  'get_python_lib()' for directory names.

changed 'copy_file()' to use the native Mac file copy routine.

slashes, and put back together again using the local directory separator.

in a rather half-assed, but probably effective, way.

simpler implementation.

implement it (so far):
  * moved filename generation methods into CCompiler base class,
    driven by data supplied by implementation classes
  * moved a bunch of common code from UnixCCompiler to convenience
    methods in CCompiler
  * overhauled MSVCCompiler's compile/link methods to look and act
    as much as possible like UnixCCompiler's, in order to regularize
    both interface and behaviour (especially by using those new
    convenience methods)

Don't assume that the 'libraries' and 'library_dirs' elements of the
  build info dict are always lists.

Fixed all DistutilsFileError messages to wrap file/dir names in quotes.

  * replaced build_lib.py with build_clib.py
  * renamed the class in build_clib.py
  * changed all references to 'build_lib' command in other command classes

  when building extensions (uses build_lib's 'get_library_names()' method).
Ensure that the relative structure of source filenames is preserved in
  the temporary build tree, eg. foo/bar.c compiles to
  build/temp.<plat>/foo/bar.o.

Added 'build_clib' and 'build_temp' options (where to put C libraries
  and where to put temporary compiler by-products, ie. object files).
Moved the call to 'check_library_list()' from 'run()' to 'finalize_options()'
  -- that way, if we're going to crash we do so earlier, and we guarantee
  that the library list is valid before we do anything (not just run).
Disallow directory separators in library names -- the compiled library
  always goes right in 'build_clib'.
Added 'get_library_names()', so the "build_ext" command knows what
  libraries to link every extension with.

filenames when constructing object filenames, even if output_dir given --
eg. "foo/bar.c" will compile to "foo/bar.o" without an output_dir, and to
"temp/foo/bar.o" if output_dir is "temp".

exists before calling the compiler/linker.

the compiler objects 'verbose' and 'dry_run' flags.

'Distribution.find_command_obj()'.

platform, using 'os.uname()' or 'sys.platform'.

  * 'build_dir' -> 'build_lib', which by default takes its value
    straight from 'build_lib' in the 'build' command
  * added 'build_temp' and 'inplace' options
  * change 'build_extensions()' to put object files (compiler turds) in
    'build_temp' dir
  * complicated the name-of-extension-file shenanigans in
    'build_extensions()' to support "in-place" extension building, i.e.
    put the extension right into the source tree (handy for developers)
  * added 'get_ext_fullname()', renamed 'extension_filename()' to
    'get_ext_filename()', and tweaked the latter a bit -- all to support
    the new filename shenanigans

  * 'build_lib' -> 'build_purelib'
  * new 'build_lib' and 'build_temp' options
  * use 'get_platform()' to initialize 'build_platlib' and 'build_temp'

cooked up by Fred Drake and me.  Only saved for posterity (whoever posterity
is), as it is about to be ditched in favour of GvR's much simpler design.

'set_final_options()' to 'initialize_options()' and 'finalize_options()'.

'set_final_options()' to 'finalize_options()'.

Related docstring changes.
Unrelated comment changes.

in 'find_command_class()' method.

command itself: no more of this "FooBar class for foo_bar command"
silliness.

old 'dist' command, but the code for dealing with manifests is completely
redone -- and renaming the command to 'sdist' is more symmetric with the
soon-to-exist 'bdist' command.