Python's package management is (typically) on a system basis while afaik npm and gem is per project and user respectively, so this seems to be comparing apples and oranges. For example, there is no standard way to download a Python project and do the equivalent of npm install.
Some Linux distros do manage to keep their python packages current, but the Python project I work on (with 30+ dependencies) distributes all the deps with the package or requests users to use pip or easy_install because version numbers of Python packages across Linuxes seem to follow a log normal distribution. On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Joe Groff <arc...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Tim Allen <screwt...@froup.com> wrote: >> I'm no expert in these matters, but it worries me a little that you >> mention Ruby Gems as one potential inspiration: I know that (for >> example) Debian doesn't package many Ruby libraries because the Gem >> system interacts poorly with a system-wide package-manager. Other >> languages like Perl and Python seem to have tons of libraries packaged >> in Debian, so they might be better models. > > I'd call this a plus, because Debian's update schedule is glacial, and > you don't want to be limited by your system package manager when > installing a library for yourself for a local project. Systems like > gem and npm let you easily install up-to-date packages at a user- or > project-local location without requiring admin access or coordination > with the system's update schedule. > >> Having a "image.factorimage" file in a package might make life a bit >> complicated - aren't Factor images platform specific? What happens if >> somebody "launches the Factor VM from inside the package directory" but >> the image is for a different architecture? > > Images would not be distributed with packages. `image.factorimage` > would just be a standard default location for `save-image` and image > loading during package development. > > -Joe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Factor-talk mailing list > Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
