Since Guido van Rossum released Python 1.3 on Oct 12 and I am
successfully running locally installed a.out and elf versions.
Before putting together Debian binary packages, I'd like to hear from
those of you who are using the language, which extension modules you
want to be compiled into the a.out version of the interpreter.
With ELF becoming the standard executable format, I don't want to go
through the hassles of supporting loadable modules for a.out.
Python's Tkinter module supporting Tk 4.0, we'll have to wait until
the tk/tcl packages get up to pace. Provided Tk doesn't need to be
built in a full X11 source tree, I might try to put together
experimental ELF tk and tcl packages, I'm tight on disk space :(.
These are the binary packages I'm planning to build (from a single
source tree):
python-1.3-0.deb
The a.out version of the interpreter with IMHO essential
packages compiled in, YMMV.
elf-python-1.3-0.deb
The ELF version of the interpreter makes use of dynamic
loading, everything that comes with the upstream distribution
will be enabled.
python_lib-1.3-0.deb
*.pyc library files, python-lib.info and examples shared by
a.out and ELF interpreters.
python_a4_dvi-1.3-0.deb
Tutorial, Reference manual, Library reference and Extension
manual ready for printing on A4 paper
python_letter_ps-1.3-0.deb
Tutorial, Reference manual, Library reference and Extension
manual ready for printing on US letter paper
Your comments, suggestions, flames etc. are welcome
Siggy
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