= Proposed System Wide Change: python-setuptools update to 0.7.x = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Python_setuptools_0.7 Change owner(s): Toshio Kuratomi <toshio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> with help from Bohuslav Kabrda, Nick Coghlin, and the Python SIG Update to a new upstream release of python-setuptools that is not completely compatible with previous releases. == Detailed description == python-setuptools is used as a buildtime dependency in many packages. It is also a runtime dependency for some packages where it provides a way to load plugins, load data files, and specify what versions of dependent packages are needed. In Fedora, we also make use of its multiversioning features to install some backwards compatibility packages. The upstream for the python setuptools package has been in a maintenance mode for many years. During that time we have been shipping a fork, python- distribute, which has added bugfixes and python3 compatibility but not significantly altered the API. Just recently, python-setuptools upstream has become active and released a new version that merges the two forks and is not completely API compatible. As the older versions won't see bug fixes anymore, we need to move to this new version but there could be some usages that are broken by the new version. _______________________________________________ devel-announce mailing list devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel-announce -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
