python2.6 related changes
Matthias Klose
doko at ubuntu.com
Wed Feb 25 13:54:33 GMT 2009
Matthias Klose schrieb:
> python2.6 is now in the archive and is added as a supported python version,
> python2.4 is dropped as a supported python version.
main is now built with python2.6 as an optional python version; there are a few
remaining packages which need to be rebuilt after 2.6 becomes the default. You
can find the remaining packages in
https://edge.launchpad.net/~pythoneers/+archive/ppa
After an update, it should be possible to remove python2.5. Note, that universe
still needs some work, but usually these are easy things:
- .install files in debian/ referencing usr/lib/python*/site-packages. Make
this usr/lib/python*/*-packages.
- debian/rules referencing site-packages. To help selecting the correct name
in shell snippets or wildcard rules, see some helper macros in
/usr/share/python/python.mk.
- distutils based installations (setup.py install) go into /usr/local by
default now. Pass --install-layout=deb, or use the macro in python.mk.
The packaging helper tools should handle the easy cases where one single
binary package is built.
Currently running a desktop installed without python2.5. I would be interested
in feedback, but be prepared to find some edges, which I didn't find yet.
Matthias
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