>>>>> Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Le mercredi 17 mai 2006 à 14:12 +0530, Ganesan Rajagopal a écrit :
>> I understand the upgrade issues that pythonX.Y packages cause with multiple
>> versions of python in Debian. However, for binary modules I don't really see
>> an alternative in some cases. How about this alternate proposal for binary
>> modules
>> 
>> * python-foo must support the current python version. 
>> * python-foo can optionally include support for older python versions (I am
>> still not convinced on this one).
>> * Alternatively, pythonX.Y-foo is allowed to support older versions of 
>> python 
>> in the archive.

> Over my dead body.

That makes it a bit difficult, where do you live ;-)?

> There's no point in simplifying python packaging if in fact it becomes
> more complicated because we allow exceptions.

Then please suggest how to handle the issues that I raised with the new
policy.

Ganesan

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Ganesan Rajagopal


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