Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-10-12 Thread Jérôme Marant
Neil Schemenauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm on vacation until Oct. 17 but I should have experimental packages > ready soon after that, they are almost done already. I don't know > what's happening with Woody. Can anyone explain it to me? Gregor seems > to be busy with other things righ

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-10-12 Thread Neil Schemenauer
Anthony Towns wrote: > Which scheme was that? Quickly: python-2.1_2.1.1 python_2.1.1 (depends on python-2.1) (does "ln /usr/bin/python{2.1,}") python-2.1-_ (depends on python-2.1) python-_ (depends on python and python-2.1-) _ (depends on python and python-, #!/u

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-10-12 Thread Anthony Towns
On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 10:28:58AM -0700, Neil Schemenauer wrote: > Anthony Towns wrote: > > Hrm. That doesn't seem to make sense. For example, Python 2.1 supports > > the Python 2.0 API completely, and Python 2.2 supports the Python 2.1 > > API completely too, doesn't it? > API in this context mea

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-10-10 Thread Gordon Tyler
> The point is probably moot anyhow since I've almost finished creating > packages using the scheme proposed by Donavon and others. I need to > update the policy and doing some more testing yet though. That's good news. I'm itching to try out some of the new features. Would I be able to assist in

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-10-10 Thread Neil Schemenauer
Anthony Towns wrote: > Hrm. That doesn't seem to make sense. For example, Python 2.1 supports > the Python 2.0 API completely, and Python 2.2 supports the Python 2.1 > API completely too, doesn't it? API in this context means binary API. Only Python 2.1.X supports the 2.1 API. The point is proba

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-10-10 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 01:52:00PM -0700, Neil Schemenauer wrote: > Donovan Baarda wrote: > > Hmmm, but if only "python" can provide python-api-*, then any packages that > > depend on python-api-X.Y will be broken when a new version of python > > providing python-api-X.Z comes out, and no python-X.

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-09-30 Thread Donovan Baarda
Quoting Neil Schemenauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Donovan Baarda wrote: > > Hmmm, but if only "python" can provide python-api-*, then any packages > that > > depend on python-api-X.Y will be broken when a new version of python > > providing python-api-X.Z comes out, and no python-X.Y package can be

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-09-30 Thread Neil Schemenauer
Donovan Baarda wrote: > Hmmm, but if only "python" can provide python-api-*, then any packages that > depend on python-api-X.Y will be broken when a new version of python > providing python-api-X.Z comes out, and no python-X.Y package can be > compatible with it. That's right. Packaged modules mu

Re: [Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-09-30 Thread Donovan Baarda
On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 11:31:44PM -0700, Neil Schemenauer wrote: > Packages (mostly) conforming to this policy are at: [...] > - Packaged modules should depend on python-api-X.Y > > - Remove section on legacy versions of Python (they are > independent). I should probably add a sect

[Draft] Debian Python Policy 0.2

2001-09-30 Thread Neil Schemenauer
Packages (mostly) conforming to this policy are at: deb http://people.debian.org/~nas woody/ I've updated a lot of packages. If there is something missing that you use please let me know. After updating about 30 packages I'm getting good at it. :-) Changes from last version (off the top o