Re: [Python-markdown-discuss] [Plone-Users] ZopeSkel version pinning invalid

[kiorky <ki...@cr...>]

Hi waylan,
Any Status ... !?

kiorky a écrit :
> Hi Waylan,
> 
> Some news from python24 packaging front ;).
> 
> Attached patch make your Markdown package python-2.4 friendly.
> Feel free to merge/release it.
> 
> The enjoying console output from the new dist and python 2.4:
> 
> (test)kiorky@judith ~/projects/repos/python-markdown $ easy_install
> dist/Markdown-2.0.3.zip
> Processing Markdown-2.0.3.zip
> ...
> Installed
> /home/kiorky/projects/repos/python-markdown/test/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Markdown-2.0.3-py2.4.egg
> Processing dependencies for Markdown==2.0.3
> Searching for elementtree
> ...
> Adding elementtree 1.2.7-20070827-preview to easy-install.pth file
> Installed
> ...
> Finished processing dependencies for Markdown==2.0.3
> 
> (test)kiorky@judith ~/projects/repos/python-markdown $ python -c "import
> markdown;print markdown.version"
> 2.0.3
> 
> 
> cewing a écrit :
>> kiorky wrote:
>>> I think the fix must be upstream and the author is quite responsive,
>>> just advertise him (i already did a bit earlier and im waiting for
>>> response).
>>>
>> As it turns out, we agree with your assessment completely.  The problem lies
>> upstream and should properly be fixed there.  There's quite a decent
>> analysis of the problem in 
>> http://www.coactivate.org/projects/zopeskel-bbq-sprint/blog/2009/10/03/zopeskel-bbq-sprint-day-one/
>> this blog post  from the first day of the zopeskel spring (underway right
>> now).  
>>
>> However, the installation of ZopeSkel 2.12 under python 2.4 was broken and
>> as it is used widely in the zope/plone world, leaving it in that state until
>> an upstream fix is made is not an option.  We repaired the problem with
>> ZopeSkel by pinning a version of Cheetah that avoids the whole mess.  This
>> will solve a truly bad problem for 99% of the folks who use ZopeSkel.
>>
>> It appears that you are in the remaining 1% for whom the solution has caused
>> another problem.  Luckily, there are simple fixes available for you.  You
>> can pin the version of Cheetah in your package to match that in ZopeSkel
>> (which is what you've done).  Or you can remove the explicit dependency on
>> Cheetah and allow the dependency in ZopeSkel to install it for you.
>>
>> As 
>> http://www.coactivate.org/projects/zopeskel-bbq-sprint/blog/2009/10/03/zopeskel-bbq-sprint-day-one/
>> the blog post linked above  states, we agree that the fix should be
>> upstream.  We have plans to move on to making that fix next.  If you have
>> the time, we'd welcome your help in getting Markdown repaired so that it can
>> be installed in python 2.4.  As soon as that fix is made, we will unpin
>> ZopeSkel and everyone can go along their merry way.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> c
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