[Zope-dev] setting missing minimum version in setup.py

[Wichert Akkerman]

Previously Andreas Jung wrote:
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> On 23.03.2009 14:26 Uhr, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
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> > This is an important point. As I see it the KGS is a Zope-only thing,
> > and is just a workaround for the mindless behaviour of setuptools. I do
> > not see it gaining acceptance outside of the Zope community, and imho
> > effort is better spent on improving the packaging tools.
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> Are there other Python projects that have to deal with such a huge
> amount of packages and dependencies? I don't know any similar project.
> So the solution must come from the Zope world (which does not mean that
> we participate in the packaging toolchain development as Tarek does).

I don't know. I just feel quite strongly that improving the packaging
tools would be a better use of manpower than working on the KGS in its
current form.

Wichert.


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