On 31 January 2002, David Ascher said:
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> running install_lib
> error: invalid truth value '0          # disable byte-compiling, because
> it breaks on ptl files'

For the record, Quixote ships with the qx_distutils module, which
includes a replacement for the standard Distutils build_py command that
can "deal with" PTL files.

Err, actually all it does is copy .ptl files at the same time as .py
files.  Nothing about byte-compilation.  I've used the Distutils with
Quixote itself and another Quixote application, and ISTR that it worked.
(The .ptl files probably weren't compiled, but I don't recall things
breaking.)  I have no idea what's going on there.  Andrew?

> Distutils isn't giving very helpful error messages =)

Again, not sure what's up with that.

        Greg