Re: Fw: RFS: python-coverage 3.0.1-1

2009-10-17 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Ben Finney wrote: The changelog entry for ‘debhelper’ 7.3.5 says: * python_distutils buildsystem: Build for all supported Python versions that are installed. Ensure that correct shebangs are created by using `python' first during build and install. Closes: #520834 Also

License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread W. Martin Borgert
Hi, I believe that the following entries are incorrect: /usr/share/pyshared/arista-0.9.1.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN /usr/share/pyshared/cups-1.0.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN /usr/share/pyshared/Django-1.1.1.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN /usr/share/pyshared/git_build_package-0.0.0.egg-info:License:

Re: Fw: RFS: python-coverage 3.0.1-1

2009-10-17 Thread Ben Finney
Bernd Zeimetz be...@bzed.de writes: Ben Finney wrote: I can't find where ‘/usr/bin/’ is excluded from requirement to be created; is it in a part of Policy that I've overlooked? There is no need to use a .dirs file if setup.py creates the directory for you. Gotcha. Okay, removed. The

Debhelper 7, Python package, multiple binary packages (was: RFS: python-coverage 3.0.1-1)

2009-10-17 Thread Ben Finney
Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au writes: Once I learn how to make a ‘foo-dbg’ package, I can do that in the next release […] I've learned some about creating a ‘foo-dbg’ package [0]. However, I'm ending up with a source package that installs none of the Python files into any of the binary

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread Ben Finney
W. Martin Borgert deba...@debian.org writes: Hi, I believe that the following entries are incorrect: /usr/share/pyshared/arista-0.9.1.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN /usr/share/pyshared/cups-1.0.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN […] /usr/share/pyshared/spambayes-1.0.4.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread Jakub Wilk
* W. Martin Borgert deba...@debian.org, 2009-10-17, 13:23: Hi, I believe that the following entries are incorrect: /usr/share/pyshared/arista-0.9.1.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN [snip] I'm too lazy right now to file bugs It would be better to file a bug against lintian to have a check for

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread Ben Finney
Jakub Wilk uba...@users.sf.net writes: * W. Martin Borgert deba...@debian.org, 2009-10-17, 13:23: /usr/share/pyshared/arista-0.9.1.egg-info:License: UNKNOWN It would be better to file a bug against lintian to have a check for such issues. I disagree. This issue in the ‘setup.py’ settings is

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread Paul Wise
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: I disagree. This issue in the ‘setup.py’ settings is upstream's responsibility. Lintian is best reserved for reporting problems that are the Debian package maintainer's responsibility. Do you object to

Re: Debhelper 7, Python package, multiple binary packages (was: RFS: python-coverage 3.0.1-1)

2009-10-17 Thread Jonathan Wiltshire
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:40:07PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: Can someone point me to an existing package that: * uses ‘debhelper’ vversion 7 or later (i.e. uses the implied-sequence ‘dh’ command instead of explicit lists of ‘dh_foo’ commands) * uses ‘python-support’ * creates

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread W. Martin Borgert
On 2009-10-17 23:59, Ben Finney wrote: So currently I don't think they are bugs of any severity above ‘minor’. I agree, that this is 'minor' or even 'wishlist'. Presumably all these are created by upstream ‘setup.py’ settings, so it would ultimately be for upstream to fix in each case. The

RFS: python-scrapy -- Python web scraping and crawling framework

2009-10-17 Thread Ignace Mouzannar
Dear Python mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the python-scrapy package * Package name: python-scrapy Version : 0.7-1 Upstream Author : Scrapy developers [1] [2] * URL : http://scrapy.org/ * License : BSD Section : python It builds these

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread Ben Finney
Paul Wise p...@debian.org writes: Do you object to spelling-error-in-binary, duplicated-key-in-desktop-entry, embedded-zlib, duplicate-font-file or the other lintian tests that check upstream stuff? I think they lead to widely-used, persistent overrides, and I think such overrides are an

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread W. Martin Borgert
On 2009-10-18 09:46, Ben Finney wrote: I don't have a strong objection in this case, and I can see good arguments for and against a Lintian check. I wouldn't put up a fight either way :-) Me neither, it's certainly one of the least pressing issues we have with Debian Python :~) -- To

Re: Debhelper 7, Python package, multiple binary packages

2009-10-17 Thread Ben Finney
Jonathan Wiltshire deb...@jwiltshire.org.uk writes: On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 11:40:07PM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: * uses ‘debhelper’ vversion 7 or later […] * uses ‘python-support’ * creates multiple packages, preferably including a ‘foo-dbg’ package IIRC, backintime does all but the -dbg

Re: License entry in egg info files

2009-10-17 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Ben Finney ben+deb...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Paul Wise p...@debian.org writes: Do you object to spelling-error-in-binary, duplicated-key-in-desktop-entry, embedded-zlib, duplicate-font-file or the other lintian tests that check upstream stuff? I think they