Re: [Jython-dev] Jython 2.7.0 Release Candidate 2

[Jim B. <jim...@py...>]

Re timing of the soft RC2: the last dependency is updating NEWS so that it
reflects the work that has been done during the release candidate cycle. I
expect to have this complete in the next few hours, then Frank can put
together the release.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jim Baker <jim...@py...> wrote:

> Peke,
>
> I'm glad you asked! Curiously enough I did do some of this installer
> testing while riding a bus without any internet connectivity (left my usual
> hotspot at home), and it worked just fine. This is explained by the way
> ensurepip works: ensurepip uses bundled wheels for setuptools and pip, so
> no internet connectivity is used. You can also see this with the log
> message ensurepip emits: Ignoring indexes: https://pypi.python.org/simple/
>
> Likewise pip can be used for other offline access, but it becomes
> substantially more interesting when it can access the PyPI site or a
> suitable mirror. That's also why it needed suitable SSL support, as
> provided by the socket-reboot work that took so much time last year.
>
> - Jim
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 6:56 AM, Pekka Klärck <pe...@ik...> wrote:
>
>> 2015-04-02 6:19 GMT+03:00 Jim Baker <jim...@py...>:
>> >
>> > In addition, the Jython installer now will install setuptools and pip by
>> > default (runs jython -m ensurepip) except for standalone jar (doesn't
>> make
>> > sense). One can also deselect this installation in the custom install.
>>
>> Does "jython -m ensurepip" require network connection or are all
>> needed modules bundled in the installer?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>     .peke
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> - Jim
>
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