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Re: python2.2 for sarge?



Il gio, 2002-07-25 alle 21:20, Matthias Klose ha scritto:

> some packages do have problems to built with 2.2 (packages which are
> not updated for a loong time ...)

do we need them in sarge? if they can't be ported to 2.2/2.3 upstream
maybe they are not maintained. and if they are not maintained (and we
don't need them) they can simply go.

> My current plan is:
> 
> - upload python2.3 packages soon (when 2.3alpha1 is released)

yesss!
 
> - remove python1.5 from unstable

and all packages depending on it. right.
 
> - adopt python-central for 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, hopefully with the
>   help of the author, hint, hint
> 
> - upload python2.3 beta to unstable
> 
> - make it the python default
> 
> - remove python2.1 from unstable

please, gime some months to make the transition.

> I don't see much sense in making the switch to 2.2 now and then again
> to 2.3. But anyway, let's make unstable really unstable first by
> switching to gcc-3.2 as the default compiler (coming soon :-)

eheh. given that sarge won't be stable for another 12 months
(optimistically) 2.3 will have plenty of time to stabilize.

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Federico Di Gregorio
Debian GNU/Linux Developer & Italian Press Contact        fog@debian.org
INIT.D Developer                                           fog@initd.org
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