Am 05.12.2010 19:16, schrieb M.-A. Lemburg: > Georg Brandl wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I wonder if it's still necessary to provide .tar.bz2 and .tgz source >> tarballs. If anything, it would be nice to provide .tar.xz in addition >> to .tar.bz2, which has a nicer compression ratio: >> >> .tgz - 13 MB >> .tar.bz2 - 11 MB >> .tar.xz - 8.6 MB > > I've never heard of the .xz format before, but if it provides better > compression, then why not add it to the available options.
Yes, I think it's best to just add it for now. I may do that for future 3.2 releases. > I'd also suggest a .zip file source format as alternative to the above. > This is more common on Windows platforms. > > BTW: The download page says: > """ > * Python 3.1.3 compressed source tarball (for Linux, Unix or OS X) > * Python 3.1.3 bzipped source tarball (for Linux, Unix or OS X, more > compressed) > """ > This sounds like the source tarball is not the right source distribution > for Windows platforms. Basically, it is good for all platforms, but most line-endings will be Unix line-endings in these files. Providing a .zip file with Windows line endings needs one more export/archive step from the source repo. > And then there's a general issue with the user experience for first-time > users of Python: there's a quick install guide missing on the download > page. Not sure that is needed: those who download the installers will know what to do with them, and those who download the source should also know (otherwise README has a quick build and install section.) Georg _______________________________________________ python-committers mailing list python-committers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers
