Re: Bug#619487: lintian: dh_python2 dropped ${python:Breaks} and triggers old-versioned-python-dependency again

2011-03-24 Thread Piotr Ożarowski
[Stefano Rivera, 2011-03-24] Hi, since #604167 was resolved, dh_python2 changed behaviour in python-defaults 2.6.6-12, and doesn't use ${python:Breaks} any more. Thus all packages installing public modules with dh_python2 will trigger old-versioned-python-dependency. I suggest either

Re: Python Policy Updates

2011-03-24 Thread Stefano Rivera
Hi Scott (2011.03.19_05:52:49_+0200) What else needs doing? I suggest making it clearer in the policy that byte-compilation etc. are best taken care of by helpers. The policy *is* probably the first place that someone looking to create a Python module/app package will look. There are a few

Re: Python Policy Updates

2011-03-24 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Thursday, March 24, 2011 09:35:21 am Stefano Rivera wrote: I see we still suggest ${python:Provides}. I was encouraged in #debian-python to never use these unless there's an existing dependency on a versioned package name. There are no real packages using a name like python2.X-modulename.

Re: Python Policy Updates

2011-03-24 Thread Stefano Rivera
Hi Scott (2011.03.24_15:45:36_+0200) I think once we get to pyhton2.7 as the only supported python, it won't matter. As long as we handle rebuilds after every transition, it already shouldn't matter (in Python 2 and 3). With dh_python2 we have the same rebuild requirements, but don't suggest

dh_python2 dropped ${python:Breaks}

2011-03-24 Thread Scott Kitterman
Most of you probably figured this out already from the cc: of 619487 to debian-python, but just in case ... dh_python2 dropped ${python:Breaks} - This means you should remove Breaks: ${python:Breaks} from packages as you update them. In the mean time, it's presence is harmless so there's no

python{3}-defaults updated

2011-03-24 Thread Scott Kitterman
A couple of days ago I updated python-defaults and today (it's still Thursday in my mind because I haven't slept yet) I updated python3-defaults. Unstable now how the latest dh_python2/dh_python3 and pycompile changes. The only difference between Unstable and Experimental is which