Hi, from the thread I started, I propose we try this:
1) Every package that depend on python checks if it works with python 2.1. 2) We upload python-base v. 2.1, and most of the packages will have to make a new upload (depend on python-base (>=2.1 && << 2.2) if anything installed in .../python2.1/). 3) If any package fail 1), we create python1.5-base, and that package will be built accordingly. 4) Everyone be happy with the clean package namespace. 5) This propably mean all packages that depend on python-base (<<1.6) -- which shoud be any with files in .../python1.5/ -- will have to go into testing at the same time. Will this cause a problem? 6) All packages with files in .../python1.5/ without versioned depends get a critical bug. 7) Contemplate the posibility to install modules in /usr/lib/python-modules/, i.e. a version independent place. (I remember the python people have some objection, but forgot which.) 8) Flame me for writing long task lists. /Micce -- Mikael Hedin, MSc +46 (0)980 79176 Swedish Institute of Space Physics +46 (0)8 344979 (home) Box 812, S-981 28 KIRUNA, Sweden +46 (0)70 5891533 (mobile) [gpg key fingerprint = 387F A8DB DC2A 50E3 FE26 30C4 5793 29D3 C01B 2A22]