Package: python-debian Version: 0.1.5 Severity: normal I happened to have an old version of python installed and got this error. It doesn't seem to cause any harm - but perhaps there's a way to tell the package not to try compiling for <= python2.3?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude install python-debian Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages will be automatically REMOVED: python-deb822 The following NEW packages will be installed: python-debian The following packages will be REMOVED: python-deb822 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 47.9kB of archives. After unpacking 217kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Writing extended state information... Done Get:1 http://mirrors.kernel.org unstable/main python-debian 0.1.5 [47.9kB] Fetched 47.9kB in 0s (134kB/s) (Reading database ... 232841 files and directories currently installed.) Removing python-deb822 ... Selecting previously deselected package python-debian. (Reading database ... 232835 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking python-debian (from .../python-debian_0.1.5_all.deb) ... Setting up python-debian (0.1.5) ... apt-cache Compiling /var/lib/python-support/python2.3/debian_bundle/debfile.py ... File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.3/debian_bundle/debfile.py", line 71 @staticmethod ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23-rc2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages python-debian depends on: ii python 2.4.4-6 An interactive high-level object-o ii python-support 0.6.4 automated rebuilding support for p python-debian recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
