* Raphael Hertzog ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060620 01:35]: > On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > - uses "XS-Python-Standards-Version: 0.4" as reference field to run in > > new > > policy mode. The presence of XS-Python-Version will also trigger the > > new > > policy mode (this is for short-term compatibility, it may be removed > > in > > the not too-distant future). > > Joe proposed on IRC to use "debian/pycompat" instead of a new field. It > sounds very much debhelper-ish and I like it.
It depends what the field means. For me, the Standards-Version was mainly a marker to say "this package is compatible to Version x.y of the policy" - which allows not only debhelper to work on it, but also to search for old packages etc. This is incompatbile with debian/pycompat (at least, if you want to do it efficient). > Several people have concerns with this Python-Standards-Version field > because it may have implications further than dh_python. This > debian/pycompat would solve that. These people should bring up their concerns here. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
