On Wednesday 16 October 2013 19:23:43 Marguerite Su wrote:
Hi, guys,
I have a question: what's the relationship of python-setuptools and python-distribute?
distribute is a setuptools fork that was done because development stalled. meanwhile, the project was taken over by distribute devs and they merged. Nowadays, setuptools is pretty active again and obsoleted distribute.
When I started learning packaging, I found this statement on wiki (and it's still there):
Please fix it :-)
Some modules require setuptools to build. In this case add the package python-setuptools or preferably it's succcessor as BuildRequires: python-distribute.
It sounds like python-setuptools was dead, python-distribute took over.
And see http://software.opensuse.org/package/python-setuptools
I dunno much about s.o.o, but https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:13.1/python-setuptools has it :-)
It doesn't even exist in openSUSE:13.1 oss repo. it only exists in Factory and d:l:p
http://download.opensuse.org/factory-snapshot/repo/oss/suse/noarch/python-se...
And python-distribute had a "Provides: python-setuptools" string, I checked it some months ago.
That was the case months ago.
But suddenly starting from last week, every repository maintainer started to ask for a replacement.
So, is python-setuptools alive again and calls for distributions to take over from python-distribute again?
This already happened and yes, some devel projects probably have to be fixed. I tried to do that for most ones I care for :-) -- With kind regards, Sascha Peilicke SUSE Linux GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)