Bug#378340: dpkg-dev: no support for XB-Python-Version yet?
reassign 378340 python-central thanks Hi, On Sat, 2006-07-15 at 15:19:45 +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.13.22 Severity: minor building roundup according to the rules for python-central, I get: dpkg-genchanges: warning: unknown information field `Xb-Python-Version' in input data in package's section of control info file (see http://python-modules.alioth.debian.org/python-central_howto.txt). We got this bug report against dpkg-dev, but I don't think it's appropriate to deal with this in dpkg while there does not seems to be any consensus from the python packagers and python-policy PoV on what's the proper thing to do. Please reassign back when python packagers reach some consensus, or just close otherwise. ;) regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#378340: dpkg-dev: no support for XB-Python-Version yet?
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Toni Mueller wrote: Hello, On Sun, 16.07.2006 at 19:06:58 +1000, Brendan O'Dea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 03:19:45PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: dpkg-genchanges: warning: unknown information field `Xb-Python-Version' in input data in package's section of control info file It's just a warning. Check the generated package; if you run 'dpkg --info whatever.deb' you should see a Python-Version header. yes, it's a warning, and I assume(d) that you want to make the warning go away. IMHO, developer tools should not emit warnings for conditions which are mandated by the policy. Therefore I reported the bug because apparently tools and policy are currently out of sync. Except that there's no real agreement that this field is needed as part of the python policy. Quite a number of packages do not use it... Still, the warning is annoying. When people use a XC or XS prefix, they probably didn't create a new field by error ... I understand that we want to be more careful for standard headers but for XC/XS headers, we could be a bit less picky. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Premier livre français sur Debian GNU/Linux : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/
Bug#378340: dpkg-dev: no support for XB-Python-Version yet?
Hello Raphael, On Tue, 18.07.2006 at 08:59:38 +0200, Raphael Hertzog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Except that there's no real agreement that this field is needed as part of the python policy. Quite a number of packages do not use it... ugh. The only text that I found (referenced earlier) that claims to comprehensibly describe what the requirements for the new Python policy and python-central are mentions this field in a way that suggests that it is mandatory. Still, the warning is annoying. When people use a XC or XS prefix, they probably didn't create a new field by error ... Agreed, but if there is no real consensus about what it means... there is no point in accumulating cruft in such headers, either, and also (from the perspective of the packager) it is of doubtful merit to add headers which may have no defined semantics. Best, --Toni++ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#378340: dpkg-dev: no support for XB-Python-Version yet?
Hello, On Sun, 16.07.2006 at 19:06:58 +1000, Brendan O'Dea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 03:19:45PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: dpkg-genchanges: warning: unknown information field `Xb-Python-Version' in input data in package's section of control info file It's just a warning. Check the generated package; if you run 'dpkg --info whatever.deb' you should see a Python-Version header. yes, it's a warning, and I assume(d) that you want to make the warning go away. IMHO, developer tools should not emit warnings for conditions which are mandated by the policy. Therefore I reported the bug because apparently tools and policy are currently out of sync. Best, --Toni++ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#378340: dpkg-dev: no support for XB-Python-Version yet?
On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 03:19:45PM +0200, Toni Mueller wrote: dpkg-genchanges: warning: unknown information field `Xb-Python-Version' in input data in package's section of control info file It's just a warning. Check the generated package; if you run 'dpkg --info whatever.deb' you should see a Python-Version header. --bod -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#378340: dpkg-dev: no support for XB-Python-Version yet?
Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.13.22 Severity: minor Hello, building roundup according to the rules for python-central, I get: dpkg-genchanges: warning: unknown information field `Xb-Python-Version' in input data in package's section of control info file (see http://python-modules.alioth.debian.org/python-central_howto.txt). Best, --Toni++ -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686-smp Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on: ii binutils 2.17-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii cpio 2.6-16 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii dpkg 1.13.22package maintenance system for Deb ii make 3.81-2 The GNU version of the make util ii patch 2.5.9-4Apply a diff file to an original ii perl [perl5] 5.8.8-6Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii perl-modules 5.8.8-6Core Perl modules Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends: ii bzip2 1.0.3-3high-quality block-sorting file co ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.1.1-3 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-3.3 [c-compiler] 1:3.3.6-13 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.0 [c-compiler] 4.0.3-4The GNU C compiler ii gcc-4.1 [c-compiler] 4.1.1-8The GNU C compiler -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
