Creating a binary install package when target python version is unknown

2014-02-20 Thread Michael Verrilli
I was looking to create a binary install package for newt, however it looks like the binary installs are extracted to root. If I have python2.7 installed, there are different binaries and install locations (and bootstrap .py) than python3, for example. Does this mean I have to install all combina

Re: newt-0.52.16 patches for Cygwin

2014-02-12 Thread Michael Verrilli
lang (and please let me know if I am doing this wrong, I have a C background from almost 2 decades ago and I'm pretty good with linux but I'm way rusty and out of date). ;-) I also included the patch in case anyone wants to review it and tell me if I am doing something bad. Thanks! On Wed, F

newt-0.52.16 patches for Cygwin

2014-02-12 Thread Michael Verrilli
I have been wanting to write some python using the newt (snack) module, so I managed to get it to compile pretty cleanly with some minor patching. Is it appropriate for me to submit patches here for whoever else might have a need? Or should I try to contact the maintainer? This is the tarball I