At 02:38 PM 11/27/2006 +0100, Jan Matejek wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Phillip J. Eby napsal(a): > > Just a suggestion, but one issue that I think needs addressing is the FHS > > language that leads some Linux distros to believe that they should change > > Python's normal installation layout (sometimes in bizarre ways) (...) > > Other vendors apparently also patch Python in various > > ways to support their FHS-based theories of how Python should install > > files. > >+1 on that. There should be a clear (and clearly presented) idea of how >Python is supposed to be laid out in the distribution-provided /usr >hierarchy. And it would be nice if this idea complied to FHS. > >It would also be nice if somebody finally admitted the existence of >/usr/lib64 and made Python aware of it ;e)
Actually, I meant that (among other things) it should be clarified that it's alright to e.g. put .pyc and data files inside Python library directories, and NOT okay to split them up. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
