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On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 16:33, Nathaniel McCallum wrote: |
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> It also removes interpreter upgrade problems. For instance, python 2.3 is already in |
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> most other distros as a stable package. Bindings for other languages |
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Interesting point here. It is actually a coincidence that I've unmasked |
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Python-2.3.2 a couple of minutes before reading this email. |
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Firstly, not trying to sound whiny, but I only know that python-2.3 is |
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in Mandrake 9.2, suse 9.0, redhat rawhide and debian unstable. But |
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anyway, binary distros are much easier to deal with in this respect ;) |
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But to be honest, the delay in getting python out is more a source-based |
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distro issue rather than portage. And also because of the lack of time |
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on my part for the last couple of weeks. |
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Secondly, it is interesting you brought up the issue of recovery and not |
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depending on an interpreter. I just had a bug submitted for something |
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called the "python installer". For those familiar with python on |
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windows, it is similar to py2exe which basically encapsulates the |
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interpreter, scripts and everything in one package so users do not have |
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to worry about dependencies. |
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http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/standalones.html |
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I've never tried it to vouch for its workability, but if it works as |
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advertised then I can see that as a nice replacement for stage1 portage |
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or some sort of portage rescue tool. |
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Cheers, |
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Alastair 'liquidx' Tse |
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>> Gentoo Developer |
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