Anyone packaged python-ldap as part of a bigger package ?

[Jens Vagelpohl]

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On Apr 6, 2009, at 14:55 , Michael Ströder wrote:

> Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
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>> On Apr 6, 2009, at 14:10 , Michael Ströder wrote:
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>>>> It's not always wise to go with the latest.
>>> At the moment it is (within the 2.3 series).
>>
>> Unfortunately that's not true. I've ben in many situations where I
>> really needed older versions (like 2.0.8 or 2.1.x),
>
> Can you please tell us why?

Simple example: A server with an old version of OpenLDAP on it, like  
2.2.x, which I don't control and cannot upgrade. For the customers'  
needs it's perfectly fine to just go with an older version of python- 
ldap.

Sometimes I've had to resort to building OpenLDAP separately, just to  
use python-ldap, and just because I wanted to use the python-ldap egg  
and the only eggs available are 2.3.x. Seems a bit silly, don't you  
think?

I'm not asking you to spend extra time and put old versions onto PyPI  
now. What I would like to see is a policy of making sure once a  
release is on PyPI it's not removed, ever. That way automated  
buildouts can rely on finding the versions they have configured in.  
And if you wanted to share PyPI admin duties I'd be happy to find  
older versions and upload them to PyPI as well.

jens


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