On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 10:16, Jason R. Mastaler wrote:
> David Guerizec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > -BuildRequires: /usr/bin/python2
> > -Requires: /usr/bin/python2
> > +BuildRequires: python >= 2.1
> > +Requires: python >= 2.1
> 
> This will break RedHat, because Redhat's ``python'' RPM is only
> version 1.5.2. They have a separate ``python2'' RPM for Python 2.x.

ok

> Doesn't your Mandrake system have a /usr/bin/python2 ?

nope, Mandrake has only one version of python (2.2) AFAIK.

> In short, the current spec file is the best we can do to support both
> RedHat and Mandrake who were too stupid to cooperate and use a common
> format for this. See the tmda-workers archive for lengthly discussions
> on this topic.

ok, I made a virtual RPM that only create the symlink and gives the good
'Provides: /usr/bin/python2' directive. Seems to work. Ask if interested
in the .spec file.

David

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