[Python-Dev] what to do if you don't want your module in Debian

[Michael Foord]

On 27/04/2010 00:26, James Mills wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:15 AM, David Malcolm<dmalcolm at redhat.com>  wrote:
>    
>> On Mon, 2010-04-26 at 21:19 +0200, Piotr Ożarowski wrote:
>>      
>>> Many Python module developers do not want their work to be distributed
>>> by Debian (and probably by other Linux distributions), here's a list of
>>>        
>> Thanks!   Not just Debian: I can confirm, from bitter experience, that
>> your list is also highly applicable to Fedora and RHEL...
>>      
> Honestly, it's enough to publish your python application/library/module to pypi
> (at least this is true for my work). Re-packing some xyz Linux distribution's
> package mangement system just seems useless and a waste of time (with
> exceptions ofc).
>    

The point of the discussion has been how you can structure your package 
so that Linux distribution maintainers can repackage it *for you* whilst 
still remaining portable to other platforms. Even if you never intend to 
repackage your project yourself following these "best practises" seems 
like a good idea. (Unless you *really* don't want them packaged for 
debian - in which case you now have a handy guide telling you how you 
can ensure this.)

All the best,

Michael

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