Re: Python modules for every supported version
On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 06:07:10PM -0400, Jim Penny wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:27:23 -0700
> Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> wrote:
> > I still do not see why supporting N versions of Python should require
> > N+1 binary packages (or even N). Why can't they be byte-compiled
> > after installation for all available versions of Python?
>
> Suppose package foo is installed. It requires byte compilation. When
> installed, python2.2 is on the user's box. It is possible to discover
> the set of pythons on a user's machine, but somewhat nasty.
How so? I can think of 2 or 3 simple ways to implement it off the top of my
head.
> Now, suppose that python2.3 is later installed. How does the installation
> procedure for python2.3 discover that it can (and should) bytecompile foo?
> Certainly it is a much nastier problem, and will, at best, lead to a very
> slow installation process for python2.3.
It's not difficult; it's not really different than what menu or emacs do.
Besides which, python already byte-compiles its own modules on installation.
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- mdz
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