I wanted to add flaskext/__init__.py file to python-flask binary package yesterday and I realized it will require to add too many lines to my tiny debian/rules file so... I implemented pyinstall feature in dh_python2 instead (see debpython/tools.py file¹).
If dh_python2 will find debian/pkg.pyinstall file, it will install files from that file as public modules for all requested Python versions. Example lines and their debian/rules equivalents (assuming 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 is in the list of supported Python versions and X-Python-Version allows all of them): foo.py ====== cp foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ cp foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ cp foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ foo/bar.py 2.6- =============== cp foo/bar.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/foo/ cp foo/bar.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/foo/ (Scott: I know, I know, I have to change version range syntax, I will do it some day...) foo/bar.py spam =============== cp foo/bar.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/spam/ cp foo/bar.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/spam/ cp foo/bar.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spam/ debian/foo.py ============= cp debian/foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ cp debian/foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ cp debian/foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ (note that debian dir is skipped, use "debian/foo.py debian" if you want to use debian namespace) debian/*.py spam.egg 2.7 ======================== cp debian/foo.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spam/egg/ cp debian/bar.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spam/egg/ cp debian/baz.py debian/pkg/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/spam/egg/ What do you think? Is it worth adding also pkg.pyremove and pkg.pyrename files? What other features would you like to see in dh_python2 or dh_python3 (pyinstall doesn't make sense in dh_python3 as you can simply use dh_install to install into /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/)? PS anyone wants to help me document all these small features in dh_python2 manpage? (I will rewrite it in RST and use rst2man, BTW) [¹] http://alioth.debian.org/scm/loggerhead/pkg-python/python-defaults-debian/annotate/head:/debpython/tools.py -- Piotr Ożarowski Debian GNU/Linux Developer www.ozarowski.pl www.griffith.cc www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: 1D2F A898 58DA AF62 1786 2DF7 AEF6 F1A2 A745 7645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101122095403.ga30...@piotro.eu
