mark florisson, 09.04.2013 15:13: > On 9 April 2013 14:11, Stefan Behnel wrote: >> Nathaniel Smith, 09.04.2013 15:00: >>> On 9 Apr 2013 13:50, "Stefan Behnel" wrote: >>>> There's also the problem of dependency hell and getting rid of old >>>> modules >>>> once they are no longer used on the user side. And also, how to get them >>>> there in the first place. Having one package overwrite the files of >>>> another during its installation is just asking for trouble. >>> >>> The system I described does not involve the addition of any new files to >>> any package. >> >> I take it then that you were envisaging a separate "cython-runtime" package >> on PyPI that Cython compiled modules would have to depend on? >> >> As long as people install their stuff using pip, that could work for them >> mostly ok, although with the regrettable Cython user impact of having to >> set that dependency for their packages in the first place. >> >> If people want to install stuff manually, dependency hell gets close. >> >> Or did you see any other ways of getting these things installed >> automatically, with a smaller user impact? > > For reference, here's a CEP about this written last year: > http://wiki.cython.org/enhancements/libcython
Ok, but that CEP excludes the rather vital problem of distribution and installation. I also fail to see a reference to the problem of how multiple modules will interact that use different Cython runtime versions. That's a substantially bigger problem once symbols start becoming externally visible. Stefan _______________________________________________ cython-devel mailing list cython-devel@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/cython-devel
