On Sunday, March 30, 2014 17:01:05 Ben Finney wrote: > Howdy all, > > I'm attempting to build a Python 3-only package, but ‘dh’ insists on > trying to find some Python 2 versions. > > The ‘debian/control’ contains a “X-Python3-Versions” field, and does not > contain any “X-Python-Versions” field. This is as I want it, because > there are no valid Python 2 versions for this package. > > However, ‘dh_auto_clean(1)’ ignores the “X-Python3-Versions” field and > blithely assumes I have omitted the “X-Python-Versions” field by mistake:: > > $ dh clean --with python3 > dh_testdir > debian/rules override_dh_auto_clean > dh_auto_clean > pyversions: missing X(S)-Python-Version in control file, fall back to > debian/pyversions pyversions: missing debian/pyversions file, fall back to > supported versions > > This has the result ‘python setup.py clean -a’ is called, even though > I've deliberately set this up as a Python 3-only package. > > Since the package's ‘setup.py’ knows it's not compatible with Python 2, > it exits with an error, breaking the build. > > How can I inform Debhelper that it should not attempt to find any Python > 2 versions for building or cleaning this package?
Using pybuild should do it. dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild That will avoid the assumption that python2 should be attempted. Scott K -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1463748.ToC4vvUNtt@scott-latitude-e6320
