Hi Nikolaus (2011.07.05_21:01:21_+0200) > The python module I'm packaging uses intersphinx. Since the debian > package rebuilds the documentation from the sources, the package needs > to download the inventories:
It will, of course, build successfully without them, just won't include intersphinx links and will throw some warnings. However, yes, that still goes again Debian policy, and produces a different build. intersphinx is capable of referring to a local inventory file, you could patch the source to do that, and include an inventory in debian/. A slightly stale inventory shouldn't be a major problem. You could even persuade the upstream to include a cached version. > Should I ship the pickled sphinx environment as a debian patch? This > seems rather fragile.. Yeah, that would be a pretty terrible solution. SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ H: +27 21 465 6908 C: +27 72 419 8559 UCT: x3127 -- 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/20110706124219.gp10...@bach.rivera.co.za
