On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 08:41:55AM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Sun, 03 Sep 2006, Steve Langasek wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:38:19PM +0200, Julien Danjou wrote: > > > Suggested packages: > > > python-doc python-profiler > > > The following NEW packages will be installed: > > > python-minimal > > > The following packages will be upgraded: > > > python > > > 1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 212 not upgraded. > > > 221 not fully installed or removed. > > > Need to get 0B/152kB of archives. > > > After unpacking 119kB of additional disk space will be used. > > > (Reading database ... 142617 files and directories currently installed.) > > > Preparing to replace python 2.3.5-5 (using .../python_2.4.3-11_all.deb) > > > running python pre-rtupdate hooks for python2.4... > > > /usr/share/python/runtime.d/python-gnome2.rtupdate: line 4: pyversions: > > > command not found
> > Whoops, apparently there's a whole in python policy, packages which use <argh>hole</argh> > > pyversions (which is pretty much anything doing bytecompiling, right?) need > > a dependency on python (>= 2.3.5-6)... > Pyversions is mainly used at build-time and not at installation time. > Whatever requires pyversions (and in this case python-gnome2) should be > depending on the first version of python that provides it (and now the > good question: how do you do that while still using ${python:Depends}?). By depending on python (>= 2.3.5-6), ${python:Depends}, which will duplicate a dependency but still work? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]