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| author | Patrick Totzke <patricktotzke@gmail.com> | 2013-03-04 15:56:53 +0000 |
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| committer | Patrick Totzke <patricktotzke@gmail.com> | 2013-03-04 16:05:22 +0000 |
| commit | 418aec554a5ad5a57ba8d0ecdad7cf485c20f1bf (patch) | |
| tree | 8185d88ea687d5a9552668fa15f06eec9cb20bd2 /docs/source/faq.rst | |
| parent | c534773b2397963784302e30c9f7fb877aebe470 (diff) | |
update faq and install notes (reg py3k)
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diff --git a/docs/source/faq.rst b/docs/source/faq.rst index e26b9aaa..6ee8b3e9 100644 --- a/docs/source/faq.rst +++ b/docs/source/faq.rst @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ FAQ Rebuilding an interface from scratch using `friendly and extensible tools <http://www.python.org/>`_ seemed easier and more promising. + Update: see `mutt-kz <https://github.com/karelzak/mutt-kz>` for a fork of mutt.. + 2. What's with the snotty name? It's not meant to be presumptuous. I like the dichotomy; I like to picture the look on @@ -64,3 +66,16 @@ FAQ notmuch's library but is a feature of the CLI. This means we would have to call the notmuch binary, something that is avoided where possible. 2. As there is no `notmuch forward` equivalent, this (very similar) functionality would have to be re-implemented anyway. + +.. _faq_7: + +7. Why doesn't alot run on python3? + + Because it builds on libraries that don't (yet): + + * `configobj <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2010_12_11.shtml>`_ + * `twisted <http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/milestone/Python-3.x>`_ + + Alot itself can be converted to py3k syntax automatically using + `2to3 <http://docs.python.org/2/library/2to3.html>` and I will push those changes as soon + as the libs are ready. |