RE: python-gtk and python-gtk2 (and gnome packages), please comm
On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 00:08, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> >
> > ===
> > 3.
> > ===
> > Quite messy, but...
> > Since python-gtk2 require python2.2 or later, we let python2.1-gtk
> > install as upstream does (in /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/) and
> > install python2.2-gtk in /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/gtk1.2/. And
> > python2.2-gtk2 can install as upstream does in
> > /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages.
> >
> > This way maintainers of packages that depend on the old bindings can
> > stay with python2.1 without changing the packages, or add
> > sys.path.insert if they update the packages to python2.2. And programs
> > that use python2.2-gtk2 and python2.2-gnome2 will run without changes on
> > debian.
> >
>
> why is this so messy? You only compile for one python version and you match
> the upstream in either case. The existing software works perfectly without
> change in both cases. Seems like everyone wins here.
>
Ok, not messy, but the most "complicated", since programs that depend on
python2.1-gtk need no change, but if they depend on python2.2-gtk, they
need an sys.path.insert. Maybe this is the best. Thats why I would like
to hear peoples opinion.
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