Re: python-2.1 for unstable?

2001-05-21 Thread Neil Schemenauer
Matthias Klose wrote: - new packages names python2.1-foobar - same package names, but add versioned dependencies: python-foobar (= 2.1) The latter will cause some incompatibilities until all python2 dependent packages are uploaded for 2.1. I strongly prefer the latter. If people want

Re: python-2.1 for unstable?

2001-05-21 Thread Gordon Sadler
On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 12:14:07PM -0700, Neil Schemenauer wrote: Matthias Klose wrote: - new packages names python2.1-foobar - same package names, but add versioned dependencies: python-foobar (= 2.1) The latter will cause some incompatibilities until all python2 dependent packages

Re: python-2.1 for unstable?

2001-05-21 Thread Neil Schemenauer
Gordon Sadler wrote: I'd just like to comment on this. I installed python2.1 some time ago in /usr/local. However this leads to problems. You have to modify some of the code (eg PYTHONPATH IIRC) due to using prefix=/usr/local. Which code is the code? The code distributed with Python works

Re: python-2.1 for unstable?

2001-05-21 Thread Tom Cato Amundsen
On 21 May 2001 20:57:34 +0200, Matthias Klose wrote: I really would like to see 2.1 in the next Debian release. I'd like to ask Gregor (the maintainer) for an upload schedule, so that other maintainers can rely on this to get their packages ready for the next release as well. Are there still

Re: python-2.1 for unstable?

2001-05-21 Thread Gordon Sadler
On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 01:12:57PM -0700, Neil Schemenauer wrote: Gordon Sadler wrote: I'd just like to comment on this. I installed python2.1 some time ago in /usr/local. However this leads to problems. You have to modify some of the code (eg PYTHONPATH IIRC) due to using

Re: python-2.1 for unstable?

2001-05-21 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
Sorry guys for the silence. I had to go through upgrading my hardware, upgrading my line setup to a new provider with a flat fee, and finally, some real world work kept me busy. On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 10:35:15PM +0200, Tom Cato Amundsen wrote: On 21 May 2001 20:57:34 +0200, Matthias Klose