[Python-projects] .deb dependency problem (sort of...)

[Francisco Borges]

» On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 03:08PM +0200, Nicolas Chauvat wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 02:52:29PM +0200, Francisco Borges wrote:
> > I know "python" depends on python2.3 in Debian Unstable but nonetheless
> > it would be beter to have .deb's that are easily installable on other
> > Debian based dists.
>
> The fact that both Debian and Ubuntu rely on the deb package format
> does not imply that distributions are compatible and that you can mix
> packages.

I know both distributions are not meant to be compatible. I even
acknowledged that on my first email ;-)

> Last time I checked, Ubuntu had a pylint package:
>
>      http://packages.ubuntulinux.org/dapper/python/pylint

Last time I checked, Debian Unstable also had a pylint
package. Nonetheless you provide your own unofficial repository, which I
guess is to make it easier for users to use the very latest version of
it, which is what I am after.

I just pointed out that that repository could be serving more users with
a slight change in the installing scripts.

-- 
Francisco Borges