New wxPython Release

[Robin Dunn]

Hi,

I just wanted to let you guys know about the new wxPython/wxWidgets 
release, version 2.8.4.2, in hopes that it will be able to be included 
with Gutsy.  I spent a lot of time updating the debian/rules and other 
control files to try to bring it more in line with standards and also 
some of the changes that you've made with the MOTU version of the 
packages.  Some of the relevant changes are:

* It's now using the pycentral debhelper, and will move the package 
modules under /usr/share/pycentral so they can be shared across Python 
versions

* Will build build Python extensions for whatever Python versions are in 
`pyversions -r`

* It autodetects whether to build the python-wxgtk2.8-dbg package, only 
if it can be installed side-by-side with the non-dbg package (Feisty and 
above.)

* There is a source tarball that has been stripped down somewhat from 
the regular wxPython-src tarball.  It's had the OS X and MSW stuff 
removed so it is a few meg smaller.  You can pull this tarball from my 
APT repository at http://apt.wxwidgets.org/dists/feisty-wx/main/source/

I hope that these changes to the build control files will enable a 
smoother integration of wxPython into Ubutu now and in the future, and 
that it will mean less work for you.  If there are other build related 
changes that you suggest please let me know.


-- 
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org  Java give you jitters?  Relax with wxPython!