[Magnus Holmgren, 2011-04-25] > (Hi, please keep me CC:d as I'm not subscribed (yet).)
done > dh_python2 will, unless told otherwise, and if modules are installed in the > standard location, create symlinks in the module trees of all supported > Python > versions, which is a bit pointless for modules used only by the application > in > question. AFAIU the Python policy such private modules should not be > installed > in the standard location though, but in a private directory. All right, I > just > have to patch the scripts to add that directory to the search path and make > sure that the modules are still bytecompiled in the postinst and recompiled > when the default python version changes, right? * you don't have to patch it, just install it into private directory and `dh_link /usr/share/yourpackage/script /usr/bin/script` * dh_python2 will take care or byte-compilation (including rtupdate hook to handle change of default Python version), all you have to do is to follow /usr/$share_or_lib/$binary_package_name/ schema for private dir location or adding path to that dir to dh_python2 call in debian/rules see also http://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2009/03/msg00091.html (search for "Python application") or http://wiki.debian.org/Python/Packaging > In either case, it seems that I would like to "fix" the package to the > current > default Python version, but preferably a simple rebuild should be enough when > the default version changes. If the package depends on a single Python > version > it can also depend on the corresponding pythonX.Y-foo virtual module > packages, > which _should_ be good because how can you otherwise be sure that python-foo > actually provides modules for the current Python version? (For example, > python-zodb retracted support for Python 2.5 in Lenny, which I didn't notice). yeah, pythonX.Y-foo/Python-Depends was a good idea but... well, it was never used properly and since Python 2.7 is the last Python 2.X version - we don't have to care about it anymore -- 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/20110425213941.gb1...@piotro.eu
