James Henstridge wrote: > On 08/10/06, Sebastian Pölsterl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Tom Tromey wrote: >> > How does this relate to python eggs[2]? And if it doesn't, why not? >> > It seems to me that if there's an upstream project that handles a lot >> > of this, then it would be beneficial to simply re-use it. >> > >> eggs are something like a setup wizard. You pack your files into an egg >> so >> that the user can install the application easily. I don't know what you >> mean. Do you want to support eggs as an download source, or what? > > Python eggs provide a way to distribute the code, provide metadata > about the egg plus its dependencies, etc. If the egg contains just > Python code, then it doesn't need to even be unpacked: the zip > importer can access the code directly. > > So I guess a different way of phrasing Tom's question is: > 1. why not distribute deskbar applet plugins as Python eggs? > 2. if deskbar applet plugins could come in the form of eggs, why not > make NewStuffManager into a system for installing, updating and > managing these plugin eggs? > > The repository file might just extract the metadata from the eggs so > that NewStuffManager could work out what needs to be downloaded. > You're idea sounds good. I tried to get into python eggs a while ago, but not with much success. I should give it another try. If deskbar-applet can work with eggs that would be great.
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