On 26 Aug 2013 07:57, "Jim Fulton" <j...@zope.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On 26 Aug 2013 07:00, "Donald Stufft" <don...@stufft.io> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Aug 25, 2013, at 4:51 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Anyway, I like Paul's suggestion of defining a specific runtime format > >>> for this, even if it's just "wheel layout plus a RECORD file". I'm currently > >>> thinking of using the ".dist" suffix, matching the existing egg vs egg-info > >>> naming convention. > >> > >> > >> It seems to me the easiest thing to do is just continue using eggs for > >> this feature for now especially if the proposal is just standardizing what > >> eggs do and doesn't offer any benefits besides standardization. That gets > >> you all the benefits sans standardization and doesn't spend time putting a > >> PEP through (and all the back and forth that entails) for something that > >> already works when we can spend the time on stuff that still needs actual > >> design work. > > > > Egg based multi-version installs still suffer from the problem of lacking a > > RECORD file so you need an external tool to manage them properly. > > Well, I'd argue that eggs are effectively also records. You can find out what's > installed by simply looking at the names in whatever directory you put eggs. > > The harder part, of course, is deciding when an egg is no longer needed. > I assume the RECORD file doesn't address that either. > > Note that with multi-version support, uninstalling things is an optimization, > not a necessity. The only harm a never-uninstalled egg does is take up > space and maybe make tools that scan for what's installed take more time.
And make you fail security audits due to the "use" of unpatched software :) Cheers, Nick. > > Jim > > -- > Jim Fulton > http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfulton
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