Re: Correct location of .py and .pyc files
So, it would be /usr/share after all, as the .py modules in question are
not architecture dependent, but *are* private.
Correct?
Regards,
Paga
On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 11:34:59AM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote:
> Florent Rougon writes:
> > Yes, but obviously you haven't read the Python policy draft
> > (/usr/share/doc/python/python-policy.txt.gz) nor Josselin's proposal at
> > http://people.debian.org/~joss/python/python-policy-draft.html/index.html.
> > They are must reads for anyone packaging something that is
> > python-related.
>
> Joss proposal is already incorporated into the proposed policy found
> in the python package.
>
> There is no reason why /usr/share/<module> should be disallowed. I
> changed the proposed policy to:
>
> --- debian/python-policy.sgml~ 2003-10-05 20:46:30.000000000 +0200
> +++ debian/python-policy.sgml 2003-11-16 11:50:47.000000000 +0100
> @@ -553,13 +553,15 @@
> <tt>/usr/lib/site-python/<var>module</var></tt>,
> <tt>/usr/lib/python<var>X</var>.<var>Y</var>/site-packages/<var>module</var></tt>
> (where python<var>X</var>.<var>Y</var> is the current
> - python version) or
> - <tt>/usr/lib/<var>package</var></tt>. In the latter case,
> - this directory should be added to <tt>sys.path</tt> at the
> - program startup. The latter case is recommended, if the
> - private modules would pollute the name space in
> - <tt>sys.path</tt>.
> -
> + python version).
> + </p>
> + <p>
> + If the private modules would pollute the name space in
> + <tt>sys.path</tt>, the modules should be installed in
> + <tt>/usr/lib/<var>package</var></tt> (for architecture
> + any) or <tt>/usr/share/<var>package</var></tt> (for
> + architecture all). In this case, the directory should be
> + added to <tt>sys.path</tt> at the program startup.
> </p>
> <p>
> Such a package must depend on
>
>
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