I was looking for the python policy on the Developer's Corner part of the web site. All I could find was the Perl policy. If you could point me to it, that would be great.
Carlo On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Alexandre Fayolle wrote: >On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 12:50:54AM -0500, Carlo U. Segre wrote: >> >> Hello: >> >> I am trying to make a package of python programs which are distributed >> using distutils. I can't find any documentation on how this is properly >> done. Right now, I am kludging it by using bdist_rpm and alien but this >> doesn't properly take into account the dependencies. > >You should read the python policy, if you have not already done so, and >looking at existing python packages probably won't do any harm. > >Basically, you have to call setup.py install with the --root argument in >debian/rules, and of course provide the right .postinst and .prerm >scripts (once again look at existing python packages for examples). > >If what you're packaging can be seen as a python library, please try to >provide packages for at least python2.2 and python2.3. If there are any >scripts shipped with the packages, don't forget to use alternatives so >that the package can be installed for several python version at the same >time. > > > -- Carlo U. Segre -- Professor of Physics Associate Dean for Research, Armour College Illinois Institute of Technology Voice: 312.567.3498 Fax: 312.567.3494 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iit.edu/~segre
