Move all finalization of distribution options into hooks. Allow hooks to specify an index for ordering.

setup.py

@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ setup_params = dict(
             "%(cmd)s = setuptools.command.%(cmd)s:%(cmd)s" % locals()
             for cmd in read_commands()
         ],
+        "setuptools.finalize_distribution_options": [
+            "parent_finalize = setuptools.dist:_Distribution.finalize_options",
+            "features = setuptools.dist:Distribution._finalize_feature_opts",
+            "keywords = setuptools.dist:Distribution._finalize_setup_keywords",
+            "2to3_doctests = "
+            "setuptools.dist:Distribution._finalize_2to3_doctests",
+        ],
         "distutils.setup_keywords": [
             "eager_resources        = setuptools.dist:assert_string_list",
             "namespace_packages     = setuptools.dist:check_nsp",

setuptools/dist.py

@@ -724,19 +724,28 @@ class Distribution(_Distribution):
         return resolved_dists
 
     def finalize_options(self):
-        _Distribution.finalize_options(self)
-        if self.features:
-            self._set_global_opts_from_features()
-
+        """
+        Allow plugins to apply arbitrary operations to the
+        distribution. Each hook may optionally define a 'order'
+        to influence the order of execution. Smaller numbers
+        go first and the default is 0.
+        """
         hook_key = 'setuptools.finalize_distribution_options'
-        for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(hook_key):
+
+        def by_order(hook):
+            return getattr(hook, 'order', 0)
+        eps = pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(hook_key)
+        for ep in sorted(eps, key=by_order):
             ep.load()(self)
 
+    def _finalize_setup_keywords(self):
         for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('distutils.setup_keywords'):
             value = getattr(self, ep.name, None)
             if value is not None:
                 ep.require(installer=self.fetch_build_egg)
                 ep.load()(self, ep.name, value)
+
+    def _finalize_2to3_doctests(self):
         if getattr(self, 'convert_2to3_doctests', None):
             # XXX may convert to set here when we can rely on set being builtin
             self.convert_2to3_doctests = [
@@ -790,9 +799,12 @@ class Distribution(_Distribution):
         cmd.ensure_finalized()
         return cmd.easy_install(req)
 
-    def _set_global_opts_from_features(self):
+    def _finalize_feature_opts(self):
         """Add --with-X/--without-X options based on optional features"""
 
+        if not self.features:
+            return
+
         go = []
         no = self.negative_opt.copy()