From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: pybitmessage, python2-pyqt-4 - strace and packages Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:16:47 +0200 Message-ID: <87furlzzmo.fsf@elephly.net> References: <87twg86iwe.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> <8737nrfb9i.fsf@elephly.net> <87shvqgzcc.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> <87vb0kkxaw.fsf@elephly.net> <871t37iyig.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> <87mvlvl5tt.fsf@elephly.net> <87furmr7yh.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39017) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bL3YP-0000Qf-Qg for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Jul 2016 03:16:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bL3YK-00026q-PK for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Jul 2016 03:16:56 -0400 Received: from sender163-mail.zoho.com ([74.201.84.163]:24979) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bL3YK-00026m-FX for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Jul 2016 03:16:52 -0400 In-reply-to: <87furmr7yh.fsf@we.make.ritual.n0.is> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: ng0 Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org ng0 writes: > I contacted upstream and asked about the contribution I sent via > Bitmessage earlier, I explained why using/providing > python-setuptools might be of benefit for other developers too. I think that=E2=80=99s the right approach here. If an application doesn=E2= =80=99t have a real build system it=E2=80=99s best to work with upstream to fix this fir= st, rather than have every distributor fix the flaw on their own. ~~ Ricardo