I read the entire huge thread regarding Python 2.1, without really understanding the details. Then I looked at:
http://people.debian.org/~nas/woody/ 06-Sep-2001 14:08 http://people.debian.org/~flight/python2/ 17-Jun-2001 14:24 http://people.debian.org/~flight/python/snapshot/python2.1/ 01-Aug-2001 14:44 Okay, so assuming that the technique of comparing date stamps leads me infallibly to the best version, I install the ones from `~nas/woody'... I'm running recent woody. I got some dependency errors when I tried to install: ------- begin included transcript MAIN imp:/tmp/debs$ sudo dpkg -i ./*.deb Selecting previously deselected package python-dev. (Reading database ... 27349 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking python-dev (from ./python-dev_2.1.1-0_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-elisp. Unpacking python-elisp (from ./python-elisp_2.1.1-0_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-regrtest. Unpacking python-regrtest (from .../python-regrtest_2.1.1-0_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-xmlbase. Unpacking python-xmlbase (from .../python-xmlbase_2.1.1-0_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python. dpkg: considering removing python-base in favour of python ... dpkg: no, cannot remove python-base (--auto-deconfigure will help): python-tk depends on python-base (= 1.5.2-16) python-base is to be removed. dpkg: regarding ./python_2.1.1-0_i386.deb containing python: python conflicts with python-zlib python-base provides python-zlib and is installed. dpkg: error processing ./python_2.1.1-0_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing python dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-dev: python-dev depends on python (= 2.1.1-0); however: Package python is not installed. dpkg: error processing python-dev (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-elisp (2.1.1-0) ... install/python-elisp: ignoring emacsen flavor emacs. install/python-elisp: byte-compiling for xemacs21...done. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-regrtest: python-regrtest depends on python (= 2.1.1-0); however: Package python is not installed. dpkg: error processing python-regrtest (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-xmlbase: python-xmlbase depends on python (= 2.1.1-0); however: Package python is not installed. python-xmlbase depends on libxmltok1; however: Package libxmltok1 is not installed. dpkg: error processing python-xmlbase (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: ./python_2.1.1-0_i386.deb python-dev python-regrtest python-xmlbase MAIN imp:/tmp/debs$ ------- end included transcript It suggested "--auto-deconfigure", whatever that means, so I try it: ------- begin included transcript MAIN imp:/tmp/debs$ sudo dpkg --auto-deconfigure -i ./*.deb (Reading database ... 27798 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace python-dev 2.1.1-0 (using ./python-dev_2.1.1-0_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python-dev ... Preparing to replace python-elisp 2.1.1-0 (using ./python-elisp_2.1.1-0_all.deb) ... remove/python-elisp: ignoring emacsen flavor emacs. remove/python-elisp: removing for xemacs21...done. Unpacking replacement python-elisp ... Preparing to replace python-regrtest 2.1.1-0 (using .../python-regrtest_2.1.1-0_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python-regrtest ... Preparing to replace python-xmlbase 2.1.1-0 (using .../python-xmlbase_2.1.1-0_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python-xmlbase ... dpkg: considering removing python-base in favour of python ... dpkg: yes, will remove python-base in favour of python. dpkg: considering removing python2-base in favour of python ... dpkg: yes, will remove python2-base in favour of python. Unpacking python (from ./python_2.1.1-0_i386.deb) ... De-configuring python2-tk, so that we can remove python-base ... De-configuring python2-dev, so that we can remove python-base ... De-configuring reportbug, so that we can remove python-base ... De-configuring python-tk, so that we can remove python-base ... De-configuring python2-tk, so that we can remove python2-base ... De-configuring python2-dev, so that we can remove python2-base ... De-configuring reportbug, so that we can remove python2-base ... De-configuring python-tk, so that we can remove python2-base ... dpkg - warning: while removing python2-base, directory `/usr/lib/python2.0/site-packages' not empty so not removed. More than one copy of package python-tk has been unpacked in this run ! Only configuring it once. More than one copy of package reportbug has been unpacked in this run ! Only configuring it once. More than one copy of package python2-dev has been unpacked in this run ! Only configuring it once. More than one copy of package python2-tk has been unpacked in this run ! Only configuring it once. Setting up python-elisp (2.1.1-0) ... install/python-elisp: ignoring emacsen flavor emacs. install/python-elisp: byte-compiling for xemacs21...done. dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-xmlbase: python-xmlbase depends on libxmltok1; however: Package libxmltok1 is not installed. dpkg: error processing python-xmlbase (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python: python depends on libssl09; however: Package libssl09 is not installed. dpkg: error processing python (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-tk: python-tk depends on python-base (= 1.5.2-16); however: Package python-base is not installed. dpkg: error processing python-tk (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of reportbug: reportbug depends on python-base (>= 1.5.2-4); however: Package python-base is not installed. dpkg: error processing reportbug (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2-dev: python2-dev depends on python2-base (= 2.0.1-1); however: Package python2-base is not installed. dpkg: error processing python2-dev (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python2-tk: python2-tk depends on python2-base (= 2.0.1-1); however: Package python2-base is not installed. dpkg: error processing python2-tk (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-dev: python-dev depends on python (= 2.1.1-0); however: Package python is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-dev (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-regrtest: python-regrtest depends on python (= 2.1.1-0); however: Package python is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing python-regrtest (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: python-xmlbase python python-tk reportbug python2-dev python2-tk python-dev python-regrtest ------- end included transcript Okay after resolving the dependencies on libxmltok1 and libssl09 and then re installing with --auto-deconfigure, then it installs, but: ------- begin included transcript HACK imp:~/playground/evil-SF-unstable$ python Python 2.1.1 (#1, Sep 6 2001, 16:59:13) [GCC 2.95.4 20010319 (Debian prerelease)] on linux2 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import math Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? ImportError: No module named math >>> ------- end included transcript Hm. It isn't immediately obvious to me what's wrong, and I need to go babysit now, so that's the show-stopper for today. Thanks a lot for packaging Python for Debian! Regards, Zooko http://zooko.com/
