Re: [Distutils] Fwd: People want CPAN :-)

2009-11-11 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
11/11/2009 07:22 PM, Antonio Cavallo:: 1. I don't need a replacement for rpm/yast/yum/synaptic: they provide file tracking and package resolution/dependency already and pepole are using them (and it has been for a very long time) Agreed. -- Architecte Informatique chez

Re: [Distutils] People want CPAN :-)

2009-11-08 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
11/06/2009 08:53 PM, Guido van Rossum: Python is suffering a lot in the scientific word, because it has not a CPAN-like repository. One thing I think is important too: Perl has helpers that help to distribution-package easily. Python must have too. For example, debian packaging what is on

Re: [Distutils] People want CPAN :-)

2009-11-08 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
11/09/2009 09:57 AM, Ben Finney: For example, debian packaging what is on pypi must be straighforward. (same for RPM based distribution and other systems) Packaging for Debian is much more about following the policy, which deliberately involves human intervention and judgement, and can't very

Re: [Distutils] distribution packaging from Distribute

2009-10-12 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
10/05/2009 02:08 PM, Rakotomandimby Mihamina: I have planned to do it on my side once for debian package using a recipe that was building the debian tree once the buildout was made, but this work was not finished. I can send you what I have if it can help you Please, do. [Up

Re: [Distutils] distribution packaging from Distribute

2009-10-05 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
10/05/2009 02:01 PM, Tarek Ziadé: I have planned to do it on my side once for debian package using a recipe that was building the debian tree once the buildout was made, but this work was not finished. I can send you what I have if it can help you Please, do. -- Architecte Informatique

[Distutils] distribution packaging from Distribute

2009-10-04 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
Hi all, Would you know a tutorial on Debian packaging from buildout/distribute? I mean: - I setup the buildout.cfg - I run buildout with Z or X option - I get the package I dont mind if it's not entirely Debian compatible (python and some libs duplication). Any link? Thank you. --

Re: [Distutils] distribution packaging from Distribute

2009-10-04 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
10/04/2009 11:23 PM, Tarek Ziadé: What package exactly ? I am not sure to understand Everything installable with buildout. Example: Plone. I want a debian Plone package. I configure buildout properly, run it with some appropriate options and abracadabra the .deb is there. The same with grok,

Re: [Distutils] Colour this bikeshed: Name for setuptools fork

2009-07-19 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
07/19/2009 12:37 PM, Lennart Regebro: If it is, everybody is just going to ignore it. Except that we may fork useful bits if licensing allows. It's not a problem, it's just that it would be better if this didn't happen. Agreed. -- Architecte Informatique:

Re: [Distutils] Colour this bikeshed: Name for setuptools fork

2009-07-17 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
07/17/2009 04:07 PM, Benji York: Ok then let's call it Red Barrel then Short, memorable, and (Monty) Pythonic. +1 +1 Let's keep History in. -- Architecte Informatique: Administration Systeme, Recherche Developpement + 261 32

[Distutils] debian packaging

2009-07-15 Thread Rakotomandimby Mihamina
Hi all. As you probably know: http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-pyt...@lists.debian.org/msg05456.html I would like to unofficially package Plone 3.3+ for Debian. Unofficially, because I would like to package from the buildout/egg. That way, it will never comply with the Debian policy. Good