[Erp5-dev] ERP5 and reportlab - debian/ubuntu packages, Nexedi's .deb repository, testing .debs

[Jean-Paul Smets]

Le mardi 20 février 2007 14:05, Łukasz Nowak a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> AFAIK ERP5 won't work with reportlab 2. But debian/unstable and
> ubuntu/dapper provides only reportlab 2.
>
> Which solution shall I choose:
>
>   * wait for reportlab 2 support in ERP5,

Probably not going to happen soon (if ever). We focus now on OOo.

>   * upport reportlab 1.x (eg. from debian/stable, but there is not
> freshest version) with special package name

Not too bad.

>   * find and use unofficial reportlab 1.x package

Not too bad.

>   * create my own freshest reportlab 1.x package based on existing one
> from reportlab.org, then take care to update it? (I *think* it is
> preffered, and http://www.reportlab.org/downloads.html says, that
> reportlab 1.21 is latest one in 1.x branch)

Not too bad.

> Well, I'll have to check, how that oldpackage shall be named:
> erp5-python-repotlab, or python-reportlab1.2. I think that erp5-zope
> package shall be explicitly depended on this special package.
>
>
> I'd like to ask, if it is possible to create on one of Nexedi's servers
> repository for .deb packages (debian and ubuntu). Requirements:
>   - http/ftp access for download
>   - ftp/rsync access for upload
>   - not special actions have to be taken on server
>
> If anyone have time/resources/knowledge please comment to me (maybe
> personal) changes in debian/unstable and ubuntu/dapper packages.

I think this is a good idea.

> Thanks,
> Luke

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