PyPy cleanup for redistribution

Question

How can I cleanup PyPy after building it? Which parts are absolutely critical and which parts can I safely delete?

Obviously it's necessary to remove all version controll related files and folders (.gitignore, .hg, .hgignore, .hgsubstate, .hgtags) but there must be some more directories that can be painlessly removed.

Hint: There was a description of all directories on http://doc.pypy.org/ it could be helpfull but unfortunately I just can't find it now.

http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/#pypy-directory-cross-reference — vossad01, Feb 09 '13 at 00:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 10 '13 at 19:23

In the PyPy team, we use the following script:

cd pypy/tool/release
./package.py ../../.. pypy-VERSION-PLATFORM

which puts its results in /tmp/usession-YOURNAME/build/. This is a complete copy of everything that is needed in order to install or redistribute a binary.

PyPy cleanup for redistribution

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