text_combined: phillip j eby moetelecommunitycom 1049 pm 482008 0400 stanley klein wrote tue april 8 2008 937 pm ben finney wrote date wed 09 apr 2008 113707 1000 ben finney subject distutils easily consume parts eggs good ghahqenttprqpythonorg zooko writes eyes said planning reinvent apt thats pretty much reaction reaction im curious actually read pep 262 detail seen precious little discussion far doesnt appear based significant misunderstandings either purpose reviving pep mechanics proposed implementation tried past use easy_install run problems communication easy_install rpm database resulting failure easy_install recognize dependencies already installed using rpms problem doesnt exist python 25 unless youre using platform willfully strips installation information python 25 provides packages database focused python packages highly inappropriate linux systems violates linux standards creates problems eggs coordinated operating system package manager revamp pep 262 aimed removing egg files directories process allowing system packagers tell python files belong messed conversely allowing systems installation targets without package managers safely manage python installations way achieve database python would provide tools conversion eggs rpms debs tools already exist although conversion takes place source distributions rather egg distributions eggs support conformance lsb fhs applying lsb fhs innards python packages makes much sense applying contents java jar files ie none unchanging data thats part program library program library like static data declared c program library whether file extension py even png irrelevant _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom thu 07 aug 2008 072505 0400 pythondev distutils easily consume parts eggs good