python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Tshepang Lekhonkhobe

Hi,

I tried to do some development using Etch's python2.5, but it fails to
import pygtk and gtk modules and this is a regression IIRC. v2.4 works
fine.


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Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Loïc Minier
Hi,

On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> I tried to do some development using Etch's python2.5, but it fails to
> import pygtk and gtk modules and this is a regression IIRC. v2.4 works
> fine.

 "pyversions --supported" only returns python2.4, so the source package
 does not build the 2.5 flavor.  Either patch pygtk's debian/rules or
 patch pyversions and rebuild pygtk.

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Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Pierre Habouzit
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 03:20:10PM +0100, Loïc Minier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> > I tried to do some development using Etch's python2.5, but it fails to
> > import pygtk and gtk modules and this is a regression IIRC. v2.4 works
> > fine.
> 
>  "pyversions --supported" only returns python2.4, so the source package
>  does not build the 2.5 flavor.  Either patch pygtk's debian/rules or
>  patch pyversions and rebuild pygtk.

  or do that "the clean way": edit /usr/share/python/debian_defaults

  Not sure what has to be done though to force the byte compilation and
links creation for the pure modules, and that won't compile binary
extention either anyway (but maybe pygtk already forces it I don't know
I shall say, I've not checked).
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Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Alexandre Fayolle
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 03:20:10PM +0100, Loïc Minier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> > I tried to do some development using Etch's python2.5, but it fails to
> > import pygtk and gtk modules and this is a regression IIRC. v2.4 works
> > fine.
> 
>  "pyversions --supported" only returns python2.4, so the source package
>  does not build the 2.5 flavor.  Either patch pygtk's debian/rules or
>  patch pyversions and rebuild pygtk.

Happy new year everyone. 

Am I the only one with a mixed feeling about this? I mean, we spent time
last spring updating our packages to use the new Python policy, write
nice loops in debian/rules to build for all versions specified by
`pyversions -r -v`. Now we would need to tweak the Makefile again and
clutter it with a hardcoded "2.5" in the list even though this version is 
requested debian/control (or in some other place if you chose the other
way without XS-Python-Version). 

I have to admit that I am a bit disapointed by this, to say the least.
Why are we shipping python2.5 in etch if we don't ship the python
extension modules people expect to find (PIL, mx.DateTime, Numeric...)
 


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Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Tshepang Lekhonkhobe

On 1/2/07, Loïc Minier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi,

On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> I tried to do some development using Etch's python2.5, but it fails to
> import pygtk and gtk modules and this is a regression IIRC. v2.4 works
> fine.

 "pyversions --supported" only returns python2.4, so the source package
 does not build the 2.5 flavor.  Either patch pygtk's debian/rules or
 patch pyversions and rebuild pygtk.


some mentoring needed: in the 2nd case, will I have to also have to
build pyversions?



Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Loïc Minier
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Pierre Habouzit wrote:
>   or do that "the clean way": edit /usr/share/python/debian_defaults

 This is slightly better indeed.  My personal taste wouldn't allow me to
 edit a file under /usr, but I suppose a diversion would achieve a
 similar job.

 It would be nice to override this with /etc/python/debian_config.

>   Not sure what has to be done though to force the byte compilation and
> links creation for the pure modules, and that won't compile binary
> extention either anyway (but maybe pygtk already forces it I don't know
> I shall say, I've not checked).

 The python postinst has it:
for hook in /usr/share/python/runtime.d/*.rtupdate; do
[ -x $hook ] || continue
if ! $hook rtupdate python$oldv python2.4; then
hb=$(basename $hook .rtupdate)
echo >&2 "error running python rtupdate hook $hb"
errors=yes
fi
done

 (There are also pre- and post-rtupdate hooks, but these are mostly
 useful when the default runtime changes.)

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Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Loïc Minier
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Alexandre Fayolle wrote:
> I have to admit that I am a bit disapointed by this, to say the least.
> Why are we shipping python2.5 in etch if we don't ship the python
> extension modules people expect to find (PIL, mx.DateTime, Numeric...)

 I suppose this could be solved by python-defaults upload to
 experimental to list python2.5 as supported as well?

 I agree python2.5 is not very useful in itself as is.

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Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Matthias Klose
Alexandre Fayolle writes:
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 03:20:10PM +0100, Loïc Minier wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> > > I tried to do some development using Etch's python2.5, but it fails to
> > > import pygtk and gtk modules and this is a regression IIRC. v2.4 works
> > > fine.
> > 
> >  "pyversions --supported" only returns python2.4, so the source package
> >  does not build the 2.5 flavor.  Either patch pygtk's debian/rules or
> >  patch pyversions and rebuild pygtk.
> 
> Happy new year everyone. 
> 
> Am I the only one with a mixed feeling about this? I mean, we spent time
> last spring updating our packages to use the new Python policy, write
> nice loops in debian/rules to build for all versions specified by
> `pyversions -r -v`. Now we would need to tweak the Makefile again and
> clutter it with a hardcoded "2.5" in the list even though this version is 
> requested debian/control (or in some other place if you chose the other
> way without XS-Python-Version). 
> 
> I have to admit that I am a bit disapointed by this, to say the least.
> Why are we shipping python2.5 in etch if we don't ship the python
> extension modules people expect to find (PIL, mx.DateTime, Numeric...)

When etch/sid went into UVF after the 2.5 release, many depending
packages and extensions were not yet usable/buildable for 2.5.  Adding
2.5 was not considered an option after talking with the release team
(Andreas Barth), because it would have introduced a lot of RC reports,
which either needed to be fixed by new upstream versions or disabling
2.5 support for this extension.  Explicitely adding support for 2.5 on
a per package base doesn't introduce these extra RC failures during
our release process at the cost of having the burden on the package
maintainer, not the release team.

Looking at mx and numeric, support for 2.5 can be added, but for
example PIL explicitely states in the 1.1.6 release notes that this
version adds complete support for 2.5.

Maybe support for 2.5 for all extensions looks possible now, but at the
time of the UVF it wasn't.  You might want to create a python-etch
repository and rebuild all extensions where possible to support
2.5, and add new upstream versions where necessary.  Once done,
propose the versions in this repository to the release team, but I
doubt it will be allowed into etch.

Mixed feeling yes, but IMO unavoidable with our release schedule for
etch.

  Matthias



Re: python2.5 fails to import pygtk and gtk modules

2007-01-02 Thread Matthias Klose
Loïc Minier writes:
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2007, Pierre Habouzit wrote:
> >   or do that "the clean way": edit /usr/share/python/debian_defaults
> 
>  This is slightly better indeed.  My personal taste wouldn't allow me to
>  edit a file under /usr, but I suppose a diversion would achieve a
>  similar job.
> 
>  It would be nice to override this with /etc/python/debian_config.

no, this leads to build environments producing differing packages
depending on the configuration.