On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:56:02PM +0300, Marius Gedminas wrote: > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 02:34:30PM -0400, Ian Bicking wrote: > > Paul Moore wrote: > > >My feeling, by the way, is that "system packagers" are the more > > >relevant group on Linux/Unix (where most users install Python modules > > >via system packages, or else they are developers) > > > > I think this is part of why I don't understand the system packager > > perspective. Developers shouldn't use system packages, it just doesn't > > make any sense to have that intermediation. > > This only applies to packages you're developing, not those you're using > to develop your app/library/whatever. > > Why I, as a developer, prefer system packages: > > * easier installation > * easier upgrades > * I don't have to keep track of security updates myself
I'd like to add to this: making myself develop against system packages will make sure my work will be easy to package up and hence deploy. Regards Floris -- Debian GNU/Linux -- The Power of Freedom www.debian.org | www.gnu.org | www.kernel.org _______________________________________________ Distutils-SIG maillist - Distutils-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/distutils-sig
