John J Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Martin Geisler wrote: > [...] >> I'm not sure if you're asking me to refrain from upgrading or if >> you object to my using Debian packages in the first place? > > Neither.
Okay :-) >> Having a real Debian package is a great relief for users like me >> who don't like it the least bit when the install instructions ask >> me to "sudo this" and "sudo that". [...] > > (I ran Debian for years, and certainly did do that when I found that > simpler and/or more reliable.) Right, but I see it as a kind of last resort. I don't know much about setuptools and initially got scared by bug report #273 (which, by the way, has been hit by spam). >> [...] more complicated than installing a normal Debian package or >> compiling a normal project based on autoconf. > > That's fine. However, a .deb-installed TG is more likely to break > and cause you debugging pain than is an easy_install-ed TG, IMHO. > That was my only point. Okay, I understand that. I'm sorry that I overinterpreted you as being completely against the idea of deb packages. And it looks very nice when people say that you can just 'easy_install foo'. So I will probably switch to that when I get more comfortable with it. > Personally, I think it would be nice if Debian were changed to > better support setuptools. I completely agree -- having packages is very nice, but having the possibility to easy_install extra things as needed would be even better. -- Martin Geisler --- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- http://mgeisler.net Read, write, create Exif data in PHP with PEL: http://pel.sf.net Take control of your webserver with PHP Shell: http://phpshell.sf.net
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