debian packages require python < 2.6, but should allow python 2.6 #660

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zooko · 2009-03-11T15:02:10Z

zooko commented

2009-03-11 15:02:10 +00:00

There was a time when there was a bug in Tahoe when used with Python 2.6. I forget the details -- maybe it had to do with Nevow using "with" as a variable name? Possibly there was more than one. Anyway, that time is long past, as we have a python 2.6 buildbot which has been consistently happy for a long time. So our deb packages should relax their requirements from python < 2.6 to python <= 2.6 (or possibly python >= 2.4.2 && python < 3?)

Dash can't install the deb's on Ubuntu 9.04 because some other packages (gobject-introspection, compiz, gimp require python >= 2.6.

There was a time when there was a bug in Tahoe when used with Python 2.6. I forget the details -- maybe it had to do with Nevow using "with" as a variable name? Possibly there was more than one. Anyway, that time is long past, as we have a python 2.6 buildbot which has been consistently happy for a long time. So our deb packages should relax their requirements from `python < 2.6` to `python <= 2.6` (or possibly `python >= 2.4.2 && python < 3`?) Dash can't install the deb's on Ubuntu 9.04 because some other packages (`gobject-introspection`, `compiz`, `gimp` require `python >= 2.6`.