[Pythonmac-SIG] PackMan engine version 0.4

[has]

Jack Jansen wrote:

>I've started on a new version of pimp, the engine underlying Package 
>Manager. The main thing I want to fix is how the default database is 
>located: currently the databases are for specific versions of the 
>darwin kernel, i.e. OSX 10.3, 10.3.1 and 10.3.2 all get a different 
>database. I'm going to put in a fallback scheme where it first tries 
>a database for the specific OS version, if that fails it tries a 
>more general one, etc. The other thing I want to fix is to 
>differentiate between Apple-installed MacPython on Panther and 
>user-installed MacPython on Panther (which will use the same 
>database as MacPython on Jaguar).
>
>I'm not going to do a complete overhaul of pimp, but if there are 
>low-level features you would like to see included: now is the time 
>to ask for them and I'll see if I can include them.

Dumb questions:

What's the reasons for using PackMan over PyPi + distutils? 
(Historical? Technical?)

Given the size and success of PyPi, might it make more sense now to 
throw in with that than maintain a separate, and comparatively little 
supported, system?

Cheers,

has
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