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- Python 2.5 for Debian
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- This is Python 2.5 packaged for Debian.
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- This document contains information specific to the Debian packages of
- Python 2.5.
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- [TODO: This document is not yet up-to-date with the packages.]
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- Currently, it features those two main topics:
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- 1. Release notes for the Debian packages:
- 2. Notes for developers using the Debian Python packages:
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- Release notes and documentation from the upstream package are installed
- in /usr/share/doc/python2.5/.
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- There's a mailing list for discussion of issues related to Python on Debian
- systems: debian-python@lists.debian.org. The list is not intended for
- general Python problems, but as a forum for maintainers of Python-related
- packages and interested third parties.
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-
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- 1. Release notes for the Debian packages:
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- Results of the regression test:
- ------------------------------
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- The package does successfully run the regression tests for all included
- modules. Seven packages are skipped since they are platform-dependent and
- can't be used with Linux.
-
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- 2. Notes for developers using the Debian python packages:
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- See the draft of the Debian Python policy in /usr/share/doc/python.
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- distutils can be found in the python2.5-dev package. Development files
- like the python library or Makefiles can be found in the python2.5-dev
- package in /usr/lib/python2.5/config. Therefore, if you need to install
- a pure python extension, you only need python2.5. On the other hand, to
- install a C extension, you need python2.5-dev.
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- a) Locally installed Python add-ons
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- /usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/
- /usr/local/lib/site-python/ (version-independent modules)
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- b) Python add-ons packaged for Debian
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- /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/
- /usr/lib/site-python/ (version-independent modules)
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- Note that no package must install files directly into /usr/lib/python2.5/
- or /usr/local/lib/python2.5/. Only the site-packages directory is allowed
- for third-party extensions.
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- Use of the new `package' scheme is strongly encouraged. The `ni' interface
- is obsolete in python 1.5.
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- Header files for extensions go into /usr/include/python2.5/.
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- Installing extensions for local use only:
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- Consider using distutils ...
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- Most extensions use Python's Makefile.pre.in. Note that Makefile.pre.in
- by default will install files into /usr/lib/, not into /usr/local/lib/,
- which is not allowed for local extensions. You'll have to change the
- Makefile accordingly. Most times, "make prefix=/usr/local install" will
- work.
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- Packaging python extensions for Debian:
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- Maintainers of Python extension packages should read
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- /usr/share/doc/python/python-policy.txt.gz
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- 03/09/98
- Gregor Hoffleit <flight@debian.org>
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- Last change: 2001-12-14
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