Re: what is python-central?

[abo@minkirri.apana.org.au (Donovan Baarda)]

On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 01:41:25PM +0200, Bastian Kleineidam wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2002 at 11:29:12PM -0500, Graham Wilson wrote:
> > what is python-central?
> See http://people.debian.org/~calvin/python-central/
> 
> doko wanted to include the script into the upcoming Python
> releases, which I think is the best way to spread this.


The problem with putting these scripts in "python" is then every "version
idependant" python package becomes dependant on the default version of python.

if python-central is a seperate package, then it can be used for versions of
python other than the default; ie

Depends: python1.5 | python1.6 | python2.1 | python2.2, python-central

allows this package to be installed with python1.5 even without installing
the "default" python (2.1). If instead you have;

Depends: python1.5 | python1.6 | python2.1 | python2.2, python

then you _must_ have python2.1 installed because of the dependancy on the
default python (2.1). You also can't have a package supporting only
python1.5 and python1.6 when the default is python (2.1).

Of course, whether you actualy want/need this ability is up for debate.


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