Important change if you use python-setuptools

Luke Macken lmacken at redhat.com
Tue Aug 28 20:13:16 UTC 2007


On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 01:32:31PM -0400, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> Hello, all:
> 
> The python-setuptools package was split into two: python-setuptools,
> containing runtime-specific files (pkg_resources.py) and
> python-setuptools-devel, containing all other stuff necessary for
> building python packages. If your package uses python-setuptools in
> order to build, you will need to modify BuildRequires to reflect this
> change:
> 
> bad: BuildRequires: python-setuptools
> good: BuildRequires: python-setuptools-devel
> 
> Applies to:
> F8 (current development) and up
> 
> Reasons for change:
> Avoiding unnecessary dependencies on python-devel for those packages
> that use the runtime components of python-setuptools .
> See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251645 for more info.

After a quick grep, it looks like these are the owners/packages that need
to be modified to reflect this change.

    {'icon': ['python-kid', 'python-setuptools'],
     'jafo': ['python-pyspf'],
     'jamatos': ['python-amara'],
     'jbowes': ['python-elixir', 'python-vobject'],
     'jcollie': ['python-genshi', 'python-lxml', 'babel'],
     'jkeating': ['trac-webadmin', 'trac-mercurial-plugin', 'trac-git-plugin'],
     'jwilson': ['numpy'],
     'jwrdegoede': ['PyOpenGL'],
     'kantrn': ['rainbow'],
     'lmacken': ['python-configobj',
                 'TurboGears',
                 'python-ruledispatch',
                 'python-paste',
                 'python-nose',
                 'python-formencode',
                 'python-TestGears',
                 'python-decoratortools',
                 'python-clientform',
                 'python-simplejson',
                 'python-paste-deploy',
                 'python-turbokid',
                 'python-myghty',
                 'python-mechanize',
                 'python-turbocheetah',
                 'python-paste-script'],
     'mikeb': ['python-cheetah'],
     'orphan': ['python-cvstoys'],
     'rdieter': ['pykdeextensions'],
     'roozbeh': ['python-enchant'],
     'salimma': ['Django'],
     'shahms': ['python-durus',
                'python-paramiko',
                'python-protocols',
                'python-sqlalchemy'],
     'smilner': ['python-pygments'],
     'snecker': ['jokosher'],
     'thias': ['python-Coherence', 'elisa', 'python-louie'],
     'timlau': ['python-iniparse'],
     'toshio': ['trac-bazaar-plugin']}




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