Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: PEP 426 is now the draft spec fordistribution metadata 2.0

2013-02-19 Thread Glenn Linderman
On 2/19/2013 11:06 AM, Daniel Holth wrote: This feature does something to remedy the setuptools chicken/egg problem. We have eliminated the egg ;-) This is the most artfully crafted comment I've seen on topic on this list for some months! Thanks! ___

Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: PEP 426 is now the draft spec fordistribution metadata 2.0

2013-02-19 Thread Daniel Holth
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Paul Moore wrote: > On 19 February 2013 13:59, Nick Coghlan wrote: > > It's OK if people don't want to read the detailed rationale provided > > for each of the major changes as part of the PEP, or if they want to > > dispute a particular piece of that rationale.

Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: PEP 426 is now the draft spec fordistribution metadata 2.0

2013-02-19 Thread Paul Moore
On 19 February 2013 13:59, Nick Coghlan wrote: > It's OK if people don't want to read the detailed rationale provided > for each of the major changes as part of the PEP, or if they want to > dispute a particular piece of that rationale. But merely going "it's > too complicated!" or "metadata 1.2 f

Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: PEP 426 is now the draft spec fordistribution metadata 2.0

2013-02-19 Thread Nick Coghlan
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:57 PM, wrote: >> I've never seen environment markers being used or supported >> in the wild. >> >> I'm not against modernizing the format, but given that version 1.2 >> has been out for around 8 years now, without much following, >> I think we need to make the implementa

Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: PEP 426 is now the draft spec fordistribution metadata 2.0

2013-02-19 Thread Daniel Holth
On Feb 19, 2013 6:57 AM, wrote: > > I've never seen environment markers being used or supported > > in the wild. > > > > I'm not against modernizing the format, but given that version 1.2 > > has been out for around 8 years now, without much following, > > I think we need to make the implementati

Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: PEP 426 is now the draft spec fordistribution metadata 2.0

2013-02-19 Thread a.cavallo
> I've never seen environment markers being used or supported > in the wild. > > I'm not against modernizing the format, but given that version 1.2 > has been out for around 8 years now, without much following, > I think we need to make the implementation bit a requirement > before accepting the P