Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > | * Pass argument --install-layout=deb to setup.py. > | This aids in the upcoming transition to python2.6 and avoids having > files > | installed to the wrong location. Former python versions simply ignore > the > | argument so it can be safely applied. Thanks for consideration. > | > | We thought you might be interested in doing the same. > > For sure -- thanks for posting this. I just made a release the other > (belatedly, for the Boost transition) but I'll apply this shortly. > > I assume this was coordinated with the Debian and Ubuntu python guys?
Yes, it was. See http://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2009/03/msg00091.html for example. > Do we want/need the same for rpy and rpy2 ? For rpy it seems to be not needed, rpy2 FTBFS on Ubuntu (https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rpy2/2.0.4a-1). I did not have time to investigate, but will do that asap. Thanks so far.
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