[Bug 245597] Review Request: pygtksourceview - Python bindings for gtksourceview

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Summary: Review Request: pygtksourceview - Python bindings for gtksourceview


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=245597





------- Additional Comments From toshio at tiki-lounge.com  2007-06-27 20:31 EST -------
Looking at what I suppose are the involved files (no way to tell for sure, since
there is no package posted to look at) it looks like gtksourceview1 *is* a
better name.  You are planning to package gtksourceview1 and
gtksourceview1-devel so that apps can build, correct?  This situation is more
akin to gtk+ vs gtk2 than compat-libstc++.

That aside, this isn't about the compat-* name having "secret requirements". 
It's about the nature of packaging two separate versions of a library and
installing them onto one system.  For gtksourceview which (as I look at the
gtksourceview package that I assume you'll be basing off of) appears to have
installed to versioned directories in version1 as well as version2, doesn't have
any programs, etc, there shouldn't be any problems.  You probably won't even be
tempted to get cute with your Provides: as you're experienced enough to avoid
those pitfalls.  But 1) There's no way that I can know that the gtksourceview
code makes it easy to parallel install these libraries without having a package
to review.  2) Even if I'm resourceful enough to grab an older gtksourceview
there's no way I can know that what I'm looking at in this gtksourceview package
is what you propose as the base of your import because you may have to fix it up
for conflicts, etc.  3) It's not the job of the cvsadmin to review packaging. 
If they want to, that's great but really you can only count on them to process
cvs requests.  If something's fishy (like no review for a package and no srpm to
even look at) they have no way of knowing whether to approve it or not so
chances are they'll err on the side of safety.  Getting a review is going to
speed the acceptance process.

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