>>>>> Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> That much is obvious. The point is wouldn't it be confusing to the user to >> call the package python-ctypes when it doesn't support the current python >> version? Oh well, I guess I can put in something in the description to >> explain this.
> A package named python-ctypes must support the current python version: it > must ensure this by having a versioned dependency on the versions of python > that it is compatible with. > That means that if python-ctypes only supports python (<< 2.5), and python > is at Version: 2.5.0-1, python-ctypes will not be installable (and will need > to be updated). This is exactly my point. There will be no python-ctypes supporting python >= 2.5. That's why I am arguing that there needs to policy exceptions to allow a package named python2.4-ctypes. Josselin seems to think different. Ganesan -- Ganesan Rajagopal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
