> > It is solved in other languages.. for example perl.. and delphi > I don't know much about perl, and even less about delphi, but I am > pretty sure it does not solve the problem of overwriting files from a > package with an installation outside the control of the package > manager.
On a sytem a possible solution would be: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-package/foobar <- The os managed one /usr/lib/python2.5/site-package/foobar-2.0 <- The alternatives /usr/lib/python2.5/site-package/foobar-2.1 and using something (in the python interpreter) import foobar (imports the foobar) import foobar requires >= 2.1 (imports foobar 2.1 or above) > > There is no simple solution to the following situation: > - install setuptools from ubuntu -> files get into /usr > (/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages, etc...) setuptools is the problem;) It tries to do too many things imho. > > Fight it ??? I didn't even get a python interpreter with my operating > > system... You could try: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/cavallo71:/python-opt/ This is a python interpreter installed under /opt/opt-python-2.7a0. All you have to do is sourcing /opt/opt-python-2.7a0/opt-python-env.sh from a shell and start using the python 2.7 (it's directly from the svn trunk). If you download a python module to generate the rpm for it all you have to do is: $> . /opt/opt-python-2.7a0/opt-python-env.sh $> python setup.py bdist_rpm It will generate a package rpm installable under /opt/python-2.7a0 and won't interfere with the system. I hope this will help, Regards, Antonio -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
