Python 2.5.2

[Ag. Hatzimanikas]

Version increment to 2.5.2

This is a bug fix release,

​http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5.2/NEWS.txt

As an additional note (I am not sure if I have to open a new ticket for this), Python can built a sqlite3 extension if it finds the sqlite3 headers; so sqlite3 should be listed as an optional dependency.

[Randy McMurchy]

As this is a bugfix release, it is probably safe to update BLFS before the 6.3 release.

[Ag. Hatzimanikas]

Two notes:

a.We might also want to enhance a bit the note about the optional documentation. Here is why. If you invoke the python interpreter and type help('import'), you will take a notice that you need to install the html documentation and to set the environment variable PYTHONDOCS. So maybe we could provide an installation instruction of the pre-formatted documentation.

If we choose to this, there is no standard place among the distributions, but usually goes under "/usr/share/doc/Python-Docs-2.5/html" or /usr/share/doc/python/html" or "/usr/share/doc/python/Python-Docs-2.5/html" (I personally use the latter) and then provide one or two line(s) to warn the user to set the environment variable PYTHONDOCS.

b.It might be a good idea to have an explanation why Tk is listed as dependency, e.g., (to build the <ulink url='​http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter'>Tkinter module</ulink>)

[Randy McMurchy]

Agreed about the SQLite dependency. I'll add it.

There is also a dependency for the PTH package. I've never used it (must enable in the configure line), so I can't say what it does. Not sure if I should add it as a valid dependency though.

Agreed about the HTML docs. I'll do something about that.

Can do about the Tk module. I'll add a simple explanation. I'll do the same thing for the SSL module.

Thanks for the tips, Ag.

[Randy McMurchy]

Updated BLFS to Python-2.5.2.

Added additional dependencies and a note about installing the HTML documentation.