On Sat, 17 Jun 2006, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > > Circular dependencies are known to cause problems during upgrade between > > > stable releases, so we should try to get rid of them. > > > > both python-central and python-support are implemented in python, and > > it's unlikely these will be reimplemented in perl ;) > > Sure, but why does python2.3 need to depend on python-central? Shouldn't > it be the case only for packages using pycentral?
Because python2.3 postinst uses pycentral to indicate that a new "python version" is available (likewise for removal) which in turn will byte-compile the .py files for the new version or remove the .pyc of that python version. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Premier livre français sur Debian GNU/Linux : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
