>>> On 11/9/2007 at 4:00 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 02:55:16PM -0700, Brad Nicholes wrote: >> "Bernard Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > On 11/9/07, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Python >> > >> > If it's okay with you, I will follow the instructions in the wiki docs >> > to add the .pyc files to the RPM. > > and the .pyo > >> I'm still a little concerned about doing that because I'm not sure that it > solves any real problem. > > will solve the problem getting a selinux or any other MAC to reject the > creation of the .pyc or .pyo files because there are missing from gmond's > expected privileges. > >> I would rather just clean up the python directory completely rather than > deliver .pyc files. In a standard case, the .py files from one package might > be put down in the same location as another package's .py files. In this > case if the first package has to uninstall, it would obviously have to know > which .pyc files it owns. In our case, we own the directory where the .py > and .pyc files are located. I think it would be easier and safer to just > remove the directory. > > if you don't want to package them (and go against fedora's packaging policy > on > that) then we should then create them at installation time through %post and > remove them at uninstallation time through %preun just like the debian > package > is going to do if the packager follows their packaging guidelines : > > http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-module_packages.ht > > ml#s-bytecompilation > >> But do whatever you believe is best. > > as I mentioned before there is no best, and it is a packager decision to go > with either of the conflicting alternatives; as far as they are implemented > correctly. > > Carlo
Actually I think I like the debian way better which creates them at install time. But I am sure that you all know a lot more about packaging than I do, so I will defer to your best judgement. Brad ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
