the default setup script name becomes "setup"

it can be changed in autocmake.cfg

update.py

@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ def autogenerated_notice():
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-def gen_setup(config, relative_path):
+def gen_setup(config, relative_path, setup_script_name):
     """
-    Generate setup.py script.
+    Generate setup script.
     """
     s = []
     s.append('#!/usr/bin/env python')
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ def gen_setup(config, relative_path):
 
     s.append('\n\noptions = """')
     s.append('Usage:')
-    s.append('  ./setup.py [options] [<builddir>]')
-    s.append('  ./setup.py (-h | --help)')
+    s.append('  ./{0} [options] [<builddir>]'.format(setup_script_name))
+    s.append('  ./{0} (-h | --help)'.format(setup_script_name))
     s.append('\nOptions:')
 
     options = []
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def main(argv):
         sys.stderr.write("Step 1: Update or create infrastructure files\n")
         sys.stderr.write("        which will be needed to configure and build the project:\n")
         sys.stderr.write("        $ %s --self\n\n" % argv[0])
-        sys.stderr.write("Step 2: Create CMakeLists.txt and setup.py in PROJECT_ROOT:\n")
+        sys.stderr.write("Step 2: Create CMakeLists.txt and setup script in PROJECT_ROOT:\n")
         sys.stderr.write("        $ %s <PROJECT_ROOT>\n" % argv[0])
         sys.stderr.write("        example:\n")
         sys.stderr.write("        $ %s ..\n" % argv[0])
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def main(argv):
     if argv[1] in ['-h', '--help']:
         print('Usage:')
         print('  python update.py --self         Update this script and fetch or update infrastructure files under lib/.')
-        print('  python update.py <builddir>     (Re)generate CMakeLists.txt and setup.py and fetch or update CMake modules.')
+        print('  python update.py <builddir>     (Re)generate CMakeLists.txt and setup script and fetch or update CMake modules.')
         print('  python update.py (-h | --help)  Show this help text.')
         sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -398,7 +398,12 @@ def main(argv):
         sys.exit(-1)
     min_cmake_version = config.get('project', 'min_cmake_version')
 
-    # get relative path from setup.py script to this directory
+    if config.has_option('project', 'setup_script'):
+        setup_script_name = config.get('project', 'setup_script')
+    else:
+        setup_script_name = 'setup'
+
+    # get relative path from setup script to this directory
     relative_path = os.path.relpath(os.path.abspath('.'), project_root)
 
     # fetch modules from the web or from relative paths
@@ -410,10 +415,10 @@ def main(argv):
     with open(os.path.join(project_root, 'CMakeLists.txt'), 'w') as f:
         f.write('%s\n' % '\n'.join(s))
 
-    # create setup.py
-    print('- generating setup.py')
-    s = gen_setup(config, relative_path)
-    file_path = os.path.join(project_root, 'setup.py')
+    # create setup script
+    print('- generating setup script')
+    s = gen_setup(config, relative_path, setup_script_name)
+    file_path = os.path.join(project_root, setup_script_name)
     with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
         f.write('%s\n' % '\n'.join(s))
     if sys.platform != 'win32':