Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: bzr
I recently started a new job that requires a lot of programming. The
host servers are currently running RHEL V4. The servers are production
and can't really be altered too much to install any new software. On top
of that I needed to hit the ground running. The source of the problem is
also a strength of bzr and that is its coded in python.
The bzr project needs to think about not only creating newer versions of
bzr, but also ways of encapsulating the entire python environment for a
new host OS. The ability to take your pythn environment should not
intrude in anyway with systems that have older versions of python
installed like RHEL4.
In my current situation I had three options. First, I could spend a bit
of time getting bzr to work in the current RHEL python environment and
risk possibly damaging the integrity of a production server, I could
have used an older version of subversion as there were compile issues
with the newest, or build and use git. Against my better judgment I
built and used git as an interim solution. The good news is that I've
learned git better, still not a fan. I perceive this scenario as a big
issue towards widespread adoption.
I really do believe bzr is the best way to go, when you can control
things from the start. In my case where I wanted to use it on older
OS's running as production servers. My current environment limits what
I can be short of risking the new job...
** Affects: bzr (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Bzr Needs to have self-contained installation for older OS's
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257896
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