Martin v. Löwis wrote: >>> Hmm. I'm somewhat skeptical about setuptools (or any other packaging >>> infrastructure, say, Debian) establishing rules on what makes a >>> difference in package names. >> Why? It certainly seems reasonable to me for a packaging system to >> define rules for package names. > > Ah, sure. It's certainly fine and reasonable for a packaging system > to do that for its own purposes. However, I'm skeptical about that > packaging system then to enforce its rules on other systems (such > as the cheeseshop, which is not packaging system).
Although it wasn't part of the cheeseshop's original mission, it has become an integral part of distributing Python packages. If it doesn't want to participate in its new-found utility, other options need to be explored. -- Benji York http://benjiyork.com _______________________________________________ Catalog-SIG mailing list Catalog-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/catalog-sig
