Re: Education repository now inherits devel:languages:python repositoriy

On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Lars Vogdt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> The Education repository on build.opensuse.org linked some python-* packages
> from devel:languages:python since a couple of months.
>
> As the amount of packages linked (or copied) from the devel:languages:python
> repository was growing over the time, we decided to add the
> devel:languages:python repository as "build repository" instead to avoid
> confusion (which package is "newer") and reduce the needed build power
> (linked packages are always built in the source _and_ in the target
> project).
>
> What does that mean for packagers in the Education repository?
> * If your package needs some package which is (only) available in the
> devel:languages:python repository, nothing needs to be done: you benefit
> from the new setup directly.
> * If you like to package a Python application or you need a new Python
> package to build your package, please use the devel:languages:python
> repository for this, if possible.
>
> What does that mean for end users of the Education repository?
> * If they add the Education repository via the "1-click-installation" on
> software.opensuse.org search, the devel:languages:python repository will be
> added automatically to their repositories.
> * If they add the Education repository via YaST Module, the
> devel:languages:python repository will NOT be added automatically. I'm
> currently unsure if we should change this - your comments are welcome!
>
> What does that mean technically?
> ~>osc meta prj Education | grep -A 3 12.1
> shows now:
>  <repository name="openSUSE_12.1">
>    <path repository="standard" project="openSUSE:12.1:NonFree"/>
>    <path repository="openSUSE_12.1" project="devel:languages:perl"/>
>    <path repository="openSUSE_12.1" project="devel:languages:python"/>
>    <arch>x86_64</arch>
>    <arch>i586</arch>
>  </repository>
>
> With kind regards,
>  Lars

This makes sense.  What about the packages that are currently in
Education and devel:languages:python, should they be removed from
Education and just live in devel:languages:python?  There are also
some packages that are not in devel:languages:python but perhaps
should be, specifically:

python-scipy
spyder
pysycache and related packages

What should be done with each of these?  scipy is an add-on for numpy,
which is already in devel:languages:python.  Spyder is a generic
python IDE and interactive shell, there is nothing particularly
education-oriented about it and it is probably not really suited for
gradeschool-level work anyway.  I am unfamiliar with pysycace.

-Todd
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