James A. Treacy wrote:
Let's use gramps(*) as an example and that the default python switches to 2.4. A user upgrades python (leaving 2.3 on the system), gramps and python-glade2 to python 2.4 versions but does not ugrade python-gnome2 (this works since python 2.3 is still installed). All the dependencies will be met but gramps will not work as it will not find all the required (2.4 based) dependencies.
No, this cannot happen. python-gnome2 depends on python (>= 2.3), python (<< 2.4) so when python becomes 2.4, it will be uninstallable on the system, unless python-gnome2 is removed. Only when all python-foo packages are available in a version that depends on python (>=2.4), python (<<2.5), only then the system can upgrade the Python installation. The answers to your other questions, I don't know. I think it is ok to install to site-python, and to use python to compile the byte-code files, but I'm uncertain what will trigger recompilation of those modules when python is upgraded to 2.5. Regards, Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
