Re: Hunting useless binary packages

[Matthias Klose]

Josselin Mouette writes:
> I've been arguing about this issue on a case by case basis, but having a
> look at the archive makes me think we need more radical action. For a
> great bunch of python packages, there is one source providing
> python2.2-foo, python2.3-foo and even python2.4-foo. Even for packages
> with a very few (or even zero) reverse dependencies.
> 
> I firmly believe we should get rid of these extra binary packages. 
>  1. They are cluttering the archive. I don't need to recall how apt
> and dpkg can be slow.
>  2. They make python transitions more complicated. While a rebuild
> is enough when there is only one python-foo providing the
> package, you need to change the set of generated packages and go
> through NEW.
>  3. In most cases, they are useless. The python policy allows such
> packages for cases where a specific python version is required
> by a reverse dependencies. However, it should have been the
> exception and not the rule.
> 
> If people on this list agree, I'd like to submit a mass bug filing to
> -devel.

No, please don't. We'll take care of them, when we change the python
default version.

  Matthias


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Re: Hunting useless binary packages

[Josselin Mouette]

Le mardi 14 juin 2005 à 11:42 +0200, Matthias Klose a écrit :
> > If people on this list agree, I'd like to submit a mass bug filing to
> > -devel.
> 
> No, please don't. We'll take care of them, when we change the python
> default version.

You mean changing these packages' structure at the time of the 2.4
transition ? That's a good solution indeed, but it will make the
transition longer.
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