[Distutils] setuptools/buildout: why only one index server configurable

[Tarek Ziadé]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Andreas Jung <lists at zopyx.com> wrote:
> On 26.11.2008 9:54 Uhr, Tarek Ziadé wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Andreas Jung<lists at zopyx.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On 26.11.2008 8:33 Uhr, Tarek Ziadé wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Andreas Jung<lists at zopyx.com>   wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>
>>>>> in buildout I can define only one alternative index server using 'index
>>>>> =
>>>>> http://pypi.zopyx.com'. Now we are in the situation where we are
>>>>> running
>>>>> two
>>>>> internal index servers (one for our own internal packages and one PyPI
>>>>> mirror). Is there some reason for this limitation? I assume this is a
>>>>> limitation/feature coming from setuptools?
>>>>
>>>> Yes it is.  That is exactly where setuptools needs to evolve.
>>>>
>>>> For the record: I have asked for that a few months ago, and Jim said
>>>> he wanted to  stick with setuptools.
>>>>
>>>> So proposed a patch in setuptools to be able to merge several indexes,
>>>> (see http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue32)
>>>>
>>>> But it hasn't been reviewed yet.
>>>
>>> I think this is a very helpful patch. We would appreciate it if the patch
>>> could make it into the next setuptools release asap.
>>
>> I made an assumption to use -i but I don't know if it would be better
>> to have a new argument for it.
>> Besides, this index merging thing would be helpful for merging
>> *different* sources
>
> Merging is exactly our problem right now (I can get around with generating
> index pages manually right now...works but not really nice).
>
> Not sure where the problem is with the -i parameter. Either we can allow
> serveral -i options or just use something like:
>
>  -i http://pypi.zopyx.com,http://pypi.foo.com

well yes, that is how I implemented it, but I don't know if that is
how Phillip Eby wants it.

>
>
>>
>> for mirrors, I think we need something specific : a fail-over
>> mechanism over a list of mirrors for
>> a given pypi-like server, with a "nearest mirror picked" feature (see
>> my blob + pep 374 on python wiki)
>
> Mirror selection is a different subject and not the problem here.

I am saying that because you don't want to merge a source and a
mirror, so as long
as http://pypi.zopyx.com != http://pypi.foo.com, it is OK.


Cheers

>
> Andreas
>



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