Hi Antonio (2024.10.05_10:30:07_+0000) > I started working on the ones for which I'm maintainer and I realized that > for some of them (e.g. pyresample and cyarray) there is no direct dependency > from "python3-pkg-resources" in the debian/control file. > > Apparently the dependency is injected by dh-python in the final package, as > far as I can understand.
It's coming from an upstream dependency on setuptools (requires). Most packages do not have any need for setuptools at runtime. So Debian splits pkg-resources from setuptools. If a package declares a python dependency on setuptools, we convert that into a Debian dependency on python3-pkg-resources. If a package *really* needs setuptools at runtime, it adds an explicit Debian dependency on it. So, in your case, the upstream probably has a completely unnecessary requires for setuptools. Probably should use install_requires instead, or even better pyproject's build-system requires. > What is the recommended way to proceed? Submit a patch to your upstream, removing the unnecessary requires. Stefano -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272
