Hi Michael (2012.07.24_10:15:51_+0200) > I have a package that installs a few Python scripts and utility modules > which are compatible with both, python2 and python3. The build system > does not use distutils, it just copies the files into > /usr/share/pyshared/<module>/.
That's probably not ideal. pyshared is almost an internal implementation detail of dh_python2 (although, one that's documented in the Python Policy [0]). Upstream build systems should not be installing there. They should install into the usual dist-packages directories, and dh_python2 will de-duplicate between python versions. dh_python2 supports .pyinstall files, to achieve the same thing. [0]: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-python.html#s-paths As to installing for python3, you should install to /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages in that binary package. > Now, I figured it would be as easy as > > * adding a build-dependency on python and python3 > * adding X-Python-Versino and X-Python3-Version tags > * adding ${python:Depends} and ${python3:Depends} to the respective > binary packages dependencies > * invoking the dh sequencer with the option --with=python2,python3 You also need to make sure the python modules go into the python- package, and the python3 modules go into the python3- package. With distutils, this means overriding dh_auto_*. > Anybody got a clue as to what I'm doing wrong here? Do I need to add an > extra binary python3-foo package? Yes. SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ H: +27 21 461 1230 C: +27 72 419 8559 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
