Re: Packaging software for Cheeseshop and Debian

(Bernd, please preserve attribution lines so we know who
wrote what
quoted material.)

Bernd Zeimetz <berndbzed.de> writes:

> > Thanks for this response. Unfortunately I've
looked at 'webcheck',
> > and it doesn't teach me how to use Python's
distutils to achieve
> > this (since, as you note, it doesn't use either of
them).
> 
> Instead of looking at packages you should read the
distutils
> documentation.

I've read the distutils documentation; it's not very
helpful. I've
also read the setuptools documentation, which is even less
helpful
since it assumes a thorough knowledge of distutils.

I've also read the Debian Python policy, which doesn't mesh
that well
with either the distutils or setuptools understanding that
I've
gained.

Presumably it *is* possible to take Python packages that
use
setuptools, and package them such that they conform with
both Python
practice and Debian Python policy. Is that incorrect?

What packages in Debian can people recommend that use
setuptools
properly, and are packaged in accordance with the latest
Debian Python
policy?

Or is it simply the case that no packages meet that
description?

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Ben Finney


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