Prevent libraries installed from different sources from clashing
Many languages provide a method for locating and install libraries that doesn't depend on apt. For example, Python PIP and Ruby Gems. It is quite easy to get in to a state where you can't be certain which version is being used. We need to identify and implement a better way of handling this situation.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- Sebastien Bacher
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- Will Cooke
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Didier Roche-Tolomelli
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- Accepted for vivid
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
-
ubuntu-15.04
- Started by
- Completed by
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Sprints
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Note: Removed the "post to a wiki page patch" as it seems upstream are well aware about those issues and we were able to default to --user installs on non virtual environment env.
Changed gem and npm as they are currently the correct behavior (even if rubygem installs by default in /var, and so, needs root access). This won't mess with system locations.
Work Items
Work items:
[didrocks] patch pip install to not yell as it can't install in /usr/local and install locally by default (on non virtualenv directory) + disable system package detection in that case: DONE
[didrocks] discuss about those pip changes with upstream and debian: INPROGRESS
[didrocks] check gem, npm, bower to get comparable behaviors: DONE
[didrocks] documente those changes in a blog post: TODO
[tinchester] investing pipsi integration: TODO
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.
