Hi Debian Python experts, I am currently trying to create Debian packages for a small python application I am writing. I thinks, this application is not yet ready for an official inclusion in Debian, but still, I have some questions about 'proper' packaging just out of interest:
* For specifying supported Python versions, the policy recommends using
XS/B-Python, whereas the python-support documentation recommends
debian/pyversions. Which method should be used or does it not matter?
What when using python-central?
* Which value should the XS-Python-Version field have to ensure easy
transitions of future Python versions? I tried using 'all', but then
my (binary) package depended for example on python2.3-gtk2,
python2.4-gtk2 and python2.5-gtk2. Does that mean that all those
packages will be installed or are those only virtual packages to ease
future transitions?
* In debian/control: The python-support docs recommend using
'Depends: ${python:Depends}' and then specifying the dependencies on
other python modules in 'Python-Depends'. Should this method also be
used with python-central or should then all the dependencies be
specified in 'Depends'?
Thanks for your help,
Eike
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Eike Nicklas
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