On 19-Nov-2001 Jeremy Hankins wrote: > I know python in sid is in a state of flux at the moment, so if the > answer is "wait" that's fine. But I'm trying to get some python stuff I > wrote a while back to work with the new python setup in sid, and I'm > having problems. > > I used pygresql originaly, but that doesn't appear to be available for > python2.1 (or 2.2, or 1.5). In fact, I can't find any python support > for postgresql outside of python-* packages and python2-* packages, > which I understand are going away. Am I just confused, or do I have to > wait for the python maintainer to put out 1.5, 2.1, and/or 2.2 packages > for python postgresql support? >
Let me point you at a file on your computer that may help. /var/lib/dpkg/available is the list of all Debian packages available to you based on your apt sources. A quick search for 'gres' in there shows me that there is a python-postgresql package. This package comes directly from the postgres source (it says Source: postgresql). So for this to have the proper depends the maintainer needs to recompile it against the new python setup (which means a recompile of all of postgres). You should check the bug archives to see if someone has submitted a bug and if so what the maintainer's response was. A polite email giving him a nudge may not hurt either.
