Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Le jeudi 11 octobre 2007 à 10:50 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
The main reason I use distutils is to assist those people using
operating systems that *don't* have good package dependency
management, which seems to be the primary target market for
Bernd, please follow the Debian mailing list code of conduct
URL:http://www.debian.org/MailingLists#codeofconduct, in particular
by *not* sending personal copies of messages that are also sent to the
list.
Also, please preserve attribution lines so we can keep track of who
wrote what quoted
Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The main reason I use distutils is to assist those people using
operating systems that *don't* have good package dependency
management, which seems to be the primary target market for
setuptools.
This should, of course, read The main reason I use
Le lundi 01 octobre 2007 à 23:56 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
Hmm. I am hoping that modify the programs [to add an absolute
path to the search path] is not a necessary part of this.
If upstream hasn't thought of it, it is. You only need to add one
line in the program, before the module
(Please preserve attribution lines on quoted material. I don't know
who wrote what in the following.)
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Le lundi 01 octobre 2007 à 23:56 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
Hmm. I am hoping that modify the programs [to add an absolute
path to the search
Le lundi 01 octobre 2007 à 14:42 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
3.1.1 Programs Shipping Private Modules
A program using /usr/bin/python as interpreter can come up with
private Python modules. These modules should be installed in
/usr/share/module, or /usr/lib/module if the
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Le lundi 01 octobre 2007 à 14:42 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
But the Python distutils and setuptools will install the modules
to /usr/lib/site-python/.
Hrm, they shouldn't. With a default setup, public modules are
shipped to
That's where the distutils and setuptools place them by default,
yes. I don't know what magic is required to put them elsewhere; that
may be part of the answer, if someone can instruct me on how to do it.
You shoul dupload your work somewhere, teaching you is almost
impossible if one can't
Bernd Zeimetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You shoul dupload your work somewhere, teaching you is almost
impossible if one can't see what's wrong.
I'm not presenting something as wrong. I'm asking for guidance on
how to do things right.
If the policy recommends that packages be set up a
If the policy recommends that packages be set up a particular way
(put package-specific modules in '/usr/share/package/'), but the
standard tools behave differently (put all modules by default in
'/usr/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages/'), then there's a step that needs
to be taken to get from the
Le lundi 01 octobre 2007 à 18:37 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
That would work if the files were shipped
in /usr/lib/python2.X/site-packages.
That's where the distutils and setuptools place them by default,
yes. I don't know what magic is required to put them elsewhere; that
may be part of
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Le lundi 01 octobre 2007 à 18:37 +1000, Ben Finney a écrit :
How can I use the tools available — distutils, setuptools,
debhelper — to install these package-specific modules to a
package-specific location, such that all the programs in the
Ben Finney [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How can I best conform to the [Debian policy for Python modules
specific to a single package]?
As an example, here's a Python package I'm trying to get packaged for
Debian. (I am the upstream author of this one, but I'm interested in a
solution that
As an example, here's a Python package I'm trying to get packaged for
Debian. (I am the upstream author of this one, but I'm interested in a
solution that *doesn't* involve significant changes to the upstream
code.)
URL:http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/gracie/
The first thing I'd do
Howdy all,
The Debian Python Policy, chapter 3
URL:http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-programs.html
says:
3.1.1 Programs Shipping Private Modules
A program using /usr/bin/python as interpreter can come up with
private Python modules. These modules should be
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