2015-01-04 16:37 GMT+01:00 Jeffrey Johnson <[email protected]>:

>
> > On Jan 4, 2015, at 4:22 AM, Crispin Boylan <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On 03/01/15 17:39, Per Øyvind Karlsen wrote:
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> I'd really like to see rpm's python bindings ported to python 3,
> preferably in time before a new cooker based release...
> >>
> >> I personally have my hands busy with other matters, while I consider it
> a fairly easy enough job to be done by anyone with average C and Python
> experience, while rpm.org <http://rpm.org> has already ported their forks
> python bindings, together with what's likely quite a few enhancements and
> fixes as well if anyone feel like merging more of changes from...
> >>
> >> Especially related due to the adoption of embedded python interpreter
> support in rpm, it would be very convenient, very so considering there's
> still some flakiness with...
> >>
> >> Any takers? Crispin perhaps? :o)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Per Øyvind
> >>
> >>
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> > Hi Per Oyvind
> >
> > yes, sure I can take a look at this.
> >
>
> The python3 port of rpm-python was done back in September.
>
Ah, k, so this is already available from cvs and will be available in
rpm-5.4.16 then?

>
> There are far more complex issues than the port to python3 when
> one considers interoperability with …. WHAT?
>
> Many return codes — particularly errors — have been changed,
> introducing lots of difficult to debug tracebacks.
>
> And the obvious candidate for using rpm-python — yum —
> has 3 levels of subclassing on an rpm transaction set, all in python,
> to provide compatibility with ancient RHEL/CentOS releases.
>
> yum developers have publicly categorically rejected any/all patches for
> rpm5
> compatibility as well.
>
Well, we'll just have to take our chances then and fix whatever needs to be
fixed to reach satisfaction. :o)

>
> *shrug* Good luck!
>
Thx, you make it sound as if we're gonna need it. ;)

--
Regards,
Per Øyvind
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