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Re: Proposed update to the python policy



On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 10:38:30PM +0100, Piotr Ożarowski wrote:
> [Pierre Habouzit, 21.03.2007]
> > On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 09:25:52PM +0100, Piotr Ożarowski wrote:
> > > it's useful for Python applications that need specific Python version.
> > > 
> > > f.e. if current Python version is 2.4 and my app. will work only with
> > > python2.5 and above, I can Build-depend on python-dev (>= 2.5) | python2.5-dev
> > > and set XS-Python-Version: to "current, >=2.5"
> > > 
> > > example packages: emma, pypar2, gaupol, griffith
> > 
> >   could you explain me in which part 'current' is helping you here ? I
> > missed to understand what asking for:
> 
> I could swear that with this keyword pycentral will set hashbang to
> python2.5 (with python2.4 set as default) but apparently it doesn't (I
> just tested it with emma), it just sets Depends: to "python (>=2.5) |
> python2.5", just like pysupport do with "2.5-" in debian/pyversions
> file.
> 
> is it a bug in both pycentral and pysupport?

  No it was my point: current does nothing. In fact, for the very
example you propose it serves no end at all :)

> > > PS Is it the right time to think about merging python-{central,support}
> > > or is it to early for that?
> > 
> >   It's only thinking for now, and I think it's really the moment to
> > think about further plans for lenny obviously.
> 
> How about a vote about which one should be used in Lenny? I mean, both

  vote sucks, I'd really prefer to see a real solution be drafted. IMHO
the vote should be the last resort.


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·O·  Pierre Habouzit
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