[Zope3-dev] Re: Packaging pre-proposal/notes

[Philipp von Weitershausen]

Martijn Faassen wrote:
> Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
>> I assume we can do an X3.0 release without solving the packaging 
>> problem, but I think we want this sooner rather than later.  My 
>> motivation for wanting to talk about this now is, in part that 
>> software layout debate. In particular, I don't want to use the CVS 
>> repository layout as my packaging tool.
> 
> This is an important point: The CVS repository layout *is* the packaging 
> system *for developers*.

For developers of Zope3, not necessarily for 3rd party developers.

> So please realize that making foo_browser a standard means that if I'm 
> an independent product developer, in my own repository away from Zope 3, 
> I need to check out *two* modules to work on my package;

Or apt-get install it... After all, you're not developing those modules 
themselves but developing *with* them, right?

> This will make tagging and branching a lot harder.

I don't see why you would want to tag/branch Zope3 sources when not 
developing Zope3 itself but your own repository stuff.

Philipp


P.S.: Though I don't really understand what you're saying, I *do* know 
that it wouldn't be easier right now :)