Re: [Pytables-users] What about PyTables version in Ubuntu Breezy?

[Norbert N. <Nor...@gm...>]

If I understand correctly, Ubuntu just takes packages from
Debian-testing automatically into universe.

The reasons why pytables-1.1.1 is not in testing yet can be found at:
    http://bjorn.haxx.se/debian/testing.pl?package=3Dpytables

Seems like a jungle of dependencies on various architectures. Ironically
pytables waits for python-numarray, which again conflicts with
python2.2-tables. (Which should be resolved automatically, when the new
pytables is promoted)

So it seems, the hdf5 problem indirectly even stalls python-numarray...

Further checking seems to indicate that the ultimate problem is in xmpi,
which has been rebuilt only 6 days ago. So it seems that the problem is
being worked on, but in general, it may take a long time before a
dependency jungle like this is worked out on Debian... :-(


Francesc Altet wrote:

>A Dijous 13 Octubre 2005 10:39, v=E0reu escriure:
> =20
>
>>That's peculiar:
>>
>>$ cat /etc/issue
>>Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" \n \l
>>
>>(the release candidate, actually)
>>
>>$ apt-cache show python-tables
>>Package: python-tables
>>Priority: optional
>>Section: universe/python
>>Installed-Size: 1024
>>Maintainer: Francesc Alted <fa...@py...>
>>...
>>
>>It looks like the maintainer is... you! :-) How can this be?
>>   =20
>>
>
>Oh, really? This was completely unexpected for me. Perhaps this is due
>to that I'm the maintainer for Debian, and because Ubuntu is so close
>to Debian the package my name remains as the original maintainer.
>
>Anyway, PyTables 1.1.1 depends on HDF5 1.6.4 and I'm not sure whether
>this is in Ubuntu or not, but I strongly suspect that it is not (it
>should be 1.6.2 instead). HDF5 1.6.4 is even having problems to enter
>testing distribution in Debian (they are waiting for a recent lam
>package there).
>
>So, all in all, I don't think that PyTables would be ready for Ubuntu
>Breezy anyway. Some time ago, I've received some patch from an Ubuntu
>developer (Sebastian Dr=C3ge <sl...@ub...>). Maybe someone might
>like to get in touch with him.
>
>Cheers,
>
> =20
>