[XML-SIG] Re: [4suite] What should go in Debian Woody?

[Jérôme Marant]

Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com> writes:

> On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 09:32, Alexandre wrote:
>
>> Right now, the only two solution I can think of are:
>>  * replacing python-xml-0.7 in Woody with python-xml-0.6.8, which used
>>  to work fine with python-4suite-0.11.1
>>  * dropping python-4suite-0.11.1 from Woody and patching python-xml-0.7
>>  to provide a useable xml.xslt module
>
> Since Woody is coming out really soon now, and it is to become the new
> Debian stable, I think option 1 is the certain best choice.  Option 2
> would take a good deal of work and time, and would involve adding
> immature code.  PyXML 0.6.8/4Suite 0.11.1 may be old, but they're
> stable.

  Unfortunately, Option 2 is likely to happen: Debian boot floppies use
  python-xml to render documentation; I already broke them once when
  I switched from 0.6.7 to 0.7 (it happened last December). I'm not
  going to do the same mistake this time.

  Here are my two options:
  1/ 4Suite 0.11.1 stay in Debian even broken (except from xslt and xpath,
  is it still usable indenpendtly?)
  2/ 4Suite 0.11.1 be removed

> As long as Sid tracks PyXML 0.7 and 4Suite 0.12.0, people who want the
> latest and greatest always have an option, and I, as a new Debian
> convert (for which I can thank/blame Edd Dumbill :-) ), will try to help
> this process where I can.

  Be careful, pro-Debian rants are not allowed in there ;-)

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