Re: Bug#133306: apt-listchanges: Does not handle .pyc files correctly
On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 06:31:49PM -0500, Jim Penny wrote:
> OK, I am clearly not going to persuade you how wrong-headed ;-) you are,
> so proceed.
>
> Please use the debconf model. If there are enough clear benefits, both
> packagers and administrators will want to use your system.
[... snip heaps of stuff ...]
WoW! how complicated is that! People are not going to dare install Python or
Python packages because of the barage of options that gets thrown at them.
The whole reason the current Python Policy went down the "default version +
optional particular versions" is it simplifys everything for people who just
want Python with working Python modules, but allows people to still
install/package unusual stuff for particular versions of Python without
breaking everything.
The stuff about version-independant Python modules is there because there
_might_ be a simple way to make packages that nicely work for multiple
versions of Python. However, if there is _not_ a simple way, and it starts
to complicate things for the "Just Python + Python modules" people, then
it's not worth doing.
I'm going to look at the Python central stuff right now... more
comments/suggestions to come :-)
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