Raphael Hertzog writes: > 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.
right, which is now done by script code directly in the postinst/preinst files, honoring debian_config's byte-compile option and only touching the files which are installed by the package. The circular dependencies are gone now. See the packages at deb http://people.debian.org/~doko/pythontst ./ - python-central now includes a copy of the pyversions.py script to remove the dependency on a specific version of python. - scripts placed in /usr/share/python/runtime.d can be executed - after the installation of a runtime: *.rtinstall, passed parameters are: rtinstall <runtime> <oldversion> <newversion> - before the removal of a runtime: *.rtremove, passed parameters are: rtremove <runtime> - after a runtime change: *.rtupdate, passed parameters are: rtupdate <oldruntime> <newruntime> Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
