Re: RFS: python-urwid - Console UI Library for Python
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006, Ian Ward wrote:
> >Given than Ian is the upstream author of the module, he is of course
> >welcome in the team if he so wishes. Ian, just give me your alioth login
> >if you are interested.
>
> Sure, but I am not a debian developer.. should I create a guest account
> on alioth?
Yes.
> >I suggest on the contrary to do that before it enters Debian so that the
> >ftpmaster do not create packages that will disappear shortly after and so
> >that you don't have an upgrade path to handle.
>
> My understanding of debian packaging is quite limited. I tried to create
> packages the same way I saw another python library packaged. If the
> python-urwid package that enters the debian repositories is different
> than what I have created, how do I transition people that are using my
> repository to the new python-support way? Do I even have to?
Packages won't conflict so the user may have both installed. We can
consider adding conflicts to avoid this problem.
> I would like to continue to support people that aren't running debian
> unstable with packages for python2.1 (and python2.4 for ubuntu)
The package with python-support would work with any python version. Ubuntu
probably has python-support (in universe) so it shouldn't be a problem
either.
I'll let you check those details with Paul.
Cheers,
--
Raphaël Hertzog
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