New python ctypes bindings not included in python-subversion package

[Nick Burch]

Binary package hint: subversion

Since 1.5, subversion now has two different python bindings. One is swig based, the other is ctypes based. The new ctypes one lives in /bindings/ctypes-python/, eg http://svn.collab.net/viewvc/svn/trunk/subversion/bindings/ctypes-python/

Currently, the python-subversion package only includes the swig bindings

The ctype bindings seem to allow for more succinct code, and potentially fewer problems with callbacks (as discussed at http://svn.haxx.se/dev/archive-2008-08/0748.shtml for example)

So, I'd suggest that the python-subversion package should be extended to also hold the ctypes bindings, in addition to the current swig ones.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[anatoly techtonik (techtonik)]

Yes, ctypes alternative should be provided too.

http://subversion.apache.org/docs/release-notes/1.6.html#ctypes-python-bindings