Hi all, reporting here what discussed with Adeodato on irc: On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 17:04, Adeodato Simó <d...@net.com.org.es> wrote: > Regarding #509697 (python 2.5 providing ctypes, and ctypes using > objdump), I don't think it's reasonable to make python2.5 depend on > binutils, just for the purpose of one of the modules in the standard > library. One option would be to add binutils to Recommends or Suggest, > but that does not ensure packages that Depend: python-ctypes will work. > > Maybe "python" should stop Providing: python-ctypes, and python-ctypes > should depend on "python (>= 2.5) | python2.4" instead of just > "python2.4" (plus the recently added a dependency on binutils). This way > binutils will get pulled only when a package that depends on > python-ctypes is installed. (This does not solve, however, packages that > are being smart and are depending on "python (>= 2.5) | python-ctypes". > But maybe those packages should stop doing that.) > > If this is the way to go, then for squeeze it means that, if the ctypes > source package is to disappear, it should be created as a dummy package > (from python-defaults instead?), if only to contain the binutils > depends/recommends.
Of course, upload again ctypes to update the depends it's pretty easy; what it's a little bit more "critical" are the "smarts" rdepends that currently Deps on "python (>= 2.5) | python-ctypes"; those are: $ grep-available -FDepends,Recommends,Suggests "python-ctypes | python (>= 2.5)" -o -FDepends,Recommends,Suggests "python (>= 2.5) | python-ctypes" -sPackage Package: python-musicbrainz2 Package: telepathy-butterfly Package: python-elisa Package: python-utidylib Package: python-msn Package: python-opengl Package: python-pyglet Now, even since they're not that many, and nmus (if the maints won't react in a timely fashion) could be done, my fear (partially shared with dato) if this is the right time for this "mini"-migration, due to the hard freeze is coming ReallySoonNow. I'd like to hear from you what's you're thinking. With the occasion, I'd like to wish a Happy New Year to all of you, -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org