Re: [ANN] PyYAML-3.06: YAML parser and emitter for Python

Hi Scott,

[email protected] wrote:
> ...
>> * Building LibYAML bindings no longer requires Pyrex installed.
> ...
> 
> I'm wondering if there is any benifit to dropping/retaining Pyrex as a 
> build dependency in the Debian package?  What's difference if I build 
> with/without it?  

The Pyrex dependency was dropped because the tgz is now shipped with a 
pregenerated _yaml.c file.  Therefore there's no need for users to run 
Pyrex to compile _yaml.pyx into _yaml.c.  You may still rebuild _yaml.c, 
if you have Pyrex installed, if you pass the --force option to the 
build_ext command.  Whether or not you need to do it for the Debian 
package, I'm not sure.  I would probably prefer if you keep the 
pregenerated _yaml.c because it would mean everybody uses the same code 
and I would not have to be hunting for bugs which may be introduced by 
different versions of Pyrex.  FYI, _yaml.c in .tgz was built with 
Pyrex-0.9.8.5 while there is some bug in the previous version of Pyrex, 
0.9.8.4, which prevents it from building _yaml.c.

Thanks,
Kirill

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge
Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes
Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world
http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/