On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 00:05 +0200, Christoph Haas wrote: > On Mittwoch, 6. August 2008, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 15:30 +0200, Christoph Haas wrote: > > > We talked about the python-babel name clash recently. Although I > > > renamed my package to "python-pybabel" we seem to have a problem here. > > > As long as python-babel is installed, Python fails to use "my" Babel > > > package correctly. I assume it's because the EGG-INFO files are both > > > called "babel" so Python's setuptools can't distinguish between them. > > > I don't know how PyPi handles that. But I'd like to solve this > > > conflict. > > > > I just realized something. If I change the name of my package to > > python-sidl, that won't change the EGG-INFO, right? It seems we have an > > inherent conflict, which will make it difficult to install both packages > > simultaneously. :-( > > Yes, that was my unfortunate point in the last email. I don't know how PyPi > or setuptools handle that case. Interestingly if you search PyPi you just > find "http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Babel/"; which points to "my" (pybabel) > package. I assume that "your" babel package is named half-decently but > somehow the upstream scre the EGG-INFO name.
Okay. Before writing upstream, "dpkg -L python-babel" shows everything in site-packages/sidl[x]. Is there a way I can change my EGG-INFO to SIDL instead of Babel? Or would that break everything using it (which is nothing now, at least no Debian packages)? > What a waste of time... :) Not necessarily -- if it lets people internationalize SIDL programs, or at least install their dependencies simultaneously... -Adam -- GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Engineering consulting with open source tools http://www.opennovation.com/
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