Bernd Zeimetz <[email protected]> writes: > While checking python-sip4-dev (latest revision, not uploaded yet), > lintian complains about > > W: python-sip4-dev: old-versioned-python-dependency depends: python (<< > 2.6) > > although the dependency is corrent. Although I didn't look at the > lintian code (but at the long description), lintian should be changed > as described below:
We really need to overhaul the Python package checking to check more of what people are currently doing. I haven't had the time to figure out what that is (patches definitely welcome). In the meantime, I think the best solution for this particular problem is to skip this test if the package depends on python-support. Does that sound okay to you? (I think checking all the rest of the information you mention is probably overkill in most circumstances.) > - The long description says: > ..."and no Python-Version control field" > This king of control fields was introduced by python-central and is only > used by python-central, which we're trying to get rid of (in the > python-modules/apps teams at least). python-support doesn't use them (and > does a lot of other things just right, but that's not the place to discuss > this). Now modified as follows: --- a/checks/fields.desc +++ b/checks/fields.desc @@ -883,14 +883,14 @@ Severity: normal Certainty: certain Info: This package appears to be an architecture-independent Python module but has a dependency on a version of python less than a particular - version and no Python-Version control field. This normally means that - the package isn't using the current Python policy; most - architecture-independent Python packages will work with any future - version of Python if they follow the new policy. + version, doesn't use python-support and no Python-Version control field. + This normally means that the package isn't using the current Python + policy; most architecture-independent Python packages will work with any + future version of Python if they follow the new policy. . If this package really does require only a particular range of Python - versions, add a Python-Version control field (as described in 2.3 of the - Python policy) to resolve this warning. + versions and uses python-central, add a Python-Version control field (as + described in 2.3 of the Python policy) to resolve this warning. Tag: malformed-dm-upload-allowed Severity: important -- Russ Allbery ([email protected]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
