Re: please consider python-defaults and python2.3 for testing
Adeodato Simó writes:
> * Matthias Klose [Tue, 03 May 2005 13:41:11 +0200]:
>
> > On #irc I got the propsal to do another python2.3 upload to document,
> > that the dbm module is missing (was part of woody, cannot be built
> > anymore in sarge). The anydbm module should be used as a replacement.
> > Should this be documented in the python2.3 package, or is a notice in
> > the release note preferable? Same for the python-profiler package
> > moved to non-free.
>
> Rob Bradford, who is in charge of the release notes, tells me that
> this stuff is perfectly suitable for them, and encourages us to write
> a short paragraph with an explanation and the bug number for each
> issue. (And I'd put put that in the README.Debian too.)
>
> Matthias, what about this?:
>
> Module 'dbm' not present in the default Python version: The
> python2.2 and python2.3 packages shipped with Sarge don't include
> the standard module 'dbm', which was present in the default Python
> version in Woody, python2.1. The 'anydbm' module should be used as a
> replacement, see bugs #197871 and #197875 for details. Also note
> that both python2.1 and python2.4 in Sarge do include the module.
>
> Modules 'profile' and 'pstats' moved to non-free: None of the
> python2.X packages shipped with Sarge include the standard modules
> 'profile' and 'pstats', because they are licensed under a non-free
> license (see bug #293932 for details). These two modules can be
> found in the python2.X-profiler packages that are included in the
> non-free section of the Debian archive.
Great! Just a minor rewording. Please forward the version you like better.
Module 'dbm' not present in the default Python version: The
python2.X packages shipped with Sarge don't include the standard
module 'dbm', which was present in the default Python version in
Woody, python2.1. The 'anydbm' or the 'bsddb' module should be
used as a replacement, see bugs #197871 and #197875 for
details. Also note that all python2.X packages in Sarge do include
these two module.
Modules 'profile' and 'pstats' moved to non-free: None of the
python2.X packages shipped with Sarge include the standard modules
'profile' and 'pstats', because they are licensed under a license
not conforming to the DFSG (see bug #293932 for details). These
two modules can be found in the python-profiler and
python2.X-profiler packages that are included in the non-free
section of the Debian archive.
Matthias
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