On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Michael Sobolev wrote:
> Why? I do think that it's a good idea to separate .py{c,o} files from .py
> ones.
As was mentioned before, .py{c,o} is very specific to Python minor
version. The Python development team, while it is firmly commited to
source-compatability, has no intention of promising byte-code level
compatability. So, that would make .pyc packages depend on a specific
version, which is bad.
> Look, I like mailman and want to make use of it, let's see:
>
> Installed-Size: 1298
>
> That's way too much for a server or something.
Huh? I never heard of anyone else who had a problem with mailman's size.
> I believe that it's a good idea to depend on a specific version of python
> anyway
Why?
> If the system administrator needs to what exactly happened, he can install
> -dev
> package, or a source one.
A source one won't help him *at all* since Python won't be able to find
the source files unless they're in a specific place. And I've no love
for the whole -dev situation anyway...
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