On 10-Jan-2002 Bastian Kleineidam wrote:
> Hi Python folks,
>
> I have put together a dh_purepython debhelper script to help
> the installation of pure Python packages.
>
> Still missing:
>
> 1) All Python X.Y versions need to be preinstalled. What happens
> when you install an new Python version? Hmm, we have to
> register those pure python packages somehow and byte-compile
> them if we install a new pythonX.Y package.
>
read all python* binaries from /usr/bin, loop through every one that has a
version on the end, strip the version out and use it.
for i in /usr/bin/python*
do
# if $i ends in a number
# pyver = $i's version number
# call /usr/lib/python$pyver/compileall.py
done
