[MATRIX-SIG] NumPy and 1.5, and NumPy and MacPython

[Jack Jansen]

Recently, busby@icf.llnl.gov (L. Busby) said:
> 
> Let's (matrix-sig) talk a little more about the release process for
> NumPy.  The most direct answer I can give now to Jack's question is
> that I want to put out a release of NumPy as soon as we practically can
> after Python-1.5 is officially released.  Here's some questions that
> occur to me:
> 
>   1)  How do we ``release'' NumPy?
> 	a) Which site has the ``master'' copy?
> 	b) Which are the mirror sites?
> 	c) Who takes care of mirroring?
> 	d) How do we accomodate our 3 primary architectures in the release?
> 	    + UNIX
> 	    + WINDOWS
> 	    + MACINTOSH

I've included NumPy as an optional part in the core Python
distribution after a lot of demand for it in the python-mac SIG: NumPy
and PIL are used so often that people felt it would be handy if they
were included. Also, it would point newcomers immedeately at two large
and hady extension packages.

There is however the question of non-synchronicity between releases of
MacPython and NumPy. First, I would like to release MacPython 1.5 as
soon as possible after Guido releases Unix-Python 1.5, so I don't want
to delay too long waiting for NumPy. Second, if new releases of NumPy
come available between major releases of MacPython there's a 99%
chance that mac-users will never notice this (and possibly continue
struggling against bugs that have long been solved in the new
release).

I am unsure what the right answer is. I am tempted to say that the
advantage of immedeately giving people installing Python a number of
fun/useful packages is the more important one, but I'd like to hear
what other people think.
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