Joe Wreschnig writes: > Please don't Cc me. I am on the list. > > On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 23:05 +0200, Matthias Klose wrote: > > Joe Wreschnig writes: > > > On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 09:33 +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > > > [ Please don't keep the BTS cced if you reply unless you want to > > > > express a > > > > concern about the dh_python implementation suggested by the bug ] > > > > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > > > Matthias has been working on integrating python-central support in > > > > dh_python and submitted #370833: > > > > > > > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=370833 > > > > > > > > This dh_python will use python-central for any binary package with a > > > > XB-Python-Version: field. There's no optional python-support either. > > > > > > > > So anyone unhappy with python-central should really come up with another > > > > dh_python implementation RSN. > > > > > > Previously we rolled back Joss's patch because Matthias didn't like it, > > > > no, not because I didn't like it, because it didn't work. > > It did work, it just didn't work like you wanted it to. python-support > works. There are packages in the archive using it to support multiple > Python versions and remove upper dependency bounds. > > > > Since then, a new policy -- from Matthias -- has made that patch > > > invalid. It's unfair (at best) to demand someone write a replacement > > > Real Soon Now, when this *is* a replacement, and not soon at all, and > > > pycentral got a head start because it designed the new policy. > > > > If you start speaking about fairness, please consider that > > python-support was uploaded to unstable without any discussion, with > > dh_python forcing python-support for every rebuild of a package. > > I did consider that. We rolled back Joss's patch. Why should yours get > special treatment?
Did I say that? > It's not complete, and it's certainly not up-to-date with the > specifications *you* want. But Joss is actively developing it, and to > claim otherwise is incredibly disingenuous. > > > Joss refused to change python-support, > > Joss refused to change python-support to work like you wanted it to. Introducing a tool which is only usable for a subset of the packages and introducing dependency errors is ... If you call that "not liking", I can live with it. > > therefore I did move on with > > python-central, which is now in unstable as well. > > "He started it!" Sorry, that argument doesn't work. No, python-support did have the same deficiencies that the old python-central from Bastian did have. Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
