Bob Ippolito wrote: > *ALWAYS* prefer convenience over space. Never make separate > distributions for i386 and PPC. Simplicity is key.
Absolutely. > I will no longer accept single-architecture packages for > pythonmac.org/packages except under special circumstances However... Right now, we don't have Universal packages for most things. This creates a difficult situation for folks, particularly those on Intel Macs. It is a serious challenge to build Universal packages, at least for those packages that rely on third party libs (PIL, Matplotlib, wxPython....) Until those folks with the skills to do it find the time to build some of the most common ones, I'm not sure it's such a bad idea to have a repository for i386 and PPC-only packages. About those libs: As it is a challenge to build universal libs, and a bunch of common python packages require the same libs, I'd love to see a repository of Universal libs for use with Python packages. My suggestion: A ExtraLibs.mpkg, right there with the packages on pythonmac.org that includes Universal shared libs required by some common packages. They could perhaps be installed in the Python Framework, so they won't interfere with anything else. a) is this possible? b) is this a good idea? I suggest the following libs: libfreetype libpng libjpeg Other common ones? -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig