[Bug 476600] Review Request: python-ZODB3 - Zope Object Database: Object Database and Persistence

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--- Comment #8 from Conrad Meyer <konrad at tylerc.org>  2009-10-29 22:11:40 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> I guess that depends on what upstreams purpose with the files is? Are they
> installed on purpose or is it an oversight? 
> 
> FWIW I can't imagine any reasons why .c files should be included in any
> package. Theoretically it could perhaps make sense to expose the C code as a C
> library and put the .h files in a -devel package, but I don't think that is
> upstreams intention.

Agree. I think it's just upstream being braindead (Zope does some unintelligent
things).

Re: Putting the 3 other modules in some subdirectory:
> It _could_ be done in the ZODB module simply by inserting the right path in
> sys.path before importing - or by manipulating sys.modules. But I don't know if
> I would propose doing it in a Fedora patch.
> 
> I think we need input from upstream if they see it as one module or as 4
> modules each on their own right. In either case it could be nice if they
> distributed it in a way which matched their intention.  

I agree. I've sent an email to upstream asking for clarification on this.

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