Python in Linux - barrier to Python 3.x
Lawrence D'Oliveiro
ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand
Thu Sep 23 23:28:39 EDT 2010
In message <87zkvbytnk.fsf at web.de>, Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
> Of course, in a ideal world, distutils would hook into the distros
> dependency system + simply say "please install python-dev first".
>
> But I'm not convinced that putting the weight here on the shoulders of
> the python-communtiy to deal with arbirtray decisions of the dozen or
> how many distros + packaging schemes out there is possible - and helpful.
Fair enough. I think the right answer is for the package-management systems
to bear the burden of coping with the established installation mechanisms of
particular major subsystems.
There may be a slight mismatch, in that distutils is source-based, whereas
most Linux distros (with the notable exception of Gentoo) expect to
distribute and install prebuilt binaries. I suspect this is not
insurmountable.
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