Package: python-magics++ Severity: minor Tags: patch Hi, python-magics++ depends on python and python-numpy directly, instead of using ${python:Depends}.
Practically, this isn't a serious issue, as python-numpy depends on python-support, and even without that, there's a very high chance that python-support is already installed on any system this would be used on. However, it is still a policy violation and a bad practice. ${python:Depends} will expand to the python versions this package supports, as well as the necessary dependency on python-support. I suggest: | - Depends: libmagplus3 ( = ${binary:Version} ), ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, python, python-numpy | + Depends: libmagplus3 ( = ${binary:Version} ), ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, python-numpy When(?) this package transitions to dh_python2 it'll expand to the equivalent dependencies. (dh_python2 also has ${python:Breaks} which can use specify supported pythons as a Breaks instead of versioned Depends). SR -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_ZA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_ZA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org