Bug#786247: pyvtk: deprecation of python-support
On August 8, 2015 10:13:04 AM Piotr Ożarowski wrote: [Steve M. Robbins, 2015-08-08] I went looking for the most recent sources and found out that you can easily get pyvtk via pip. `sudo pip install ...` is the same as `rm -rf /` to me. I see. Please don't suggest it! In my defense: I did not say you need to use sudo. All you need (at least for pyvtk) is privilege to write into /usr/local, so it is more like rm -rf /usr/local ... still damaging but not as dramatic. :-) If you don't want to maintain it, report RFA or O bug or simply remove it from the archive, but never ever suggest users to use pip for installing system libs/apps. I had to clean after these tools way too many times! pip is great when used inside virtualenv or tools like this, but should return please use rpm/dpkg whenever invoked as root, period! Thanks. I had read Paul Tagliamonte's essay [1] and wondered whether I'd get this kind of response. :-) I won't wade into the debate. [1] http://notes.pault.ag/debian-python/ Best, -Steve signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#786247: pyvtk: deprecation of python-support
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 06:36:33PM +0200, dktrkr...@debian.org wrote: Source: pyvtk Version: 0.4.74-3 I haven't uploaded pyvtk since 2011. So while looking to fix this bug, I went looking for the most recent sources and found out that you can easily get pyvtk via pip. Since I don't use pyvtk anymore, it occurred to me to simply remove the .deb package and assume folks will use pip. What does debian-python say to that idea? Thanks, -Steve signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#786247: pyvtk: deprecation of python-support
[Steve M. Robbins, 2015-08-08] I went looking for the most recent sources and found out that you can easily get pyvtk via pip. `sudo pip install ...` is the same as `rm -rf /` to me. Please don't suggest it! If you don't want to maintain it, report RFA or O bug or simply remove it from the archive, but never ever suggest users to use pip for installing system libs/apps. I had to clean after these tools way too many times! pip is great when used inside virtualenv or tools like this, but should return please use rpm/dpkg whenever invoked as root, period! -- Piotr Ożarowski Debian GNU/Linux Developer www.ozarowski.pl www.griffith.cc www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: 1D2F A898 58DA AF62 1786 2DF7 AEF6 F1A2 A745 7645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
