Hi, I have conducted a thorough analysis of all packages preventing us from migrating to python 2.5.
I cannot say that the situation looks good. Since the last transition,
many new packages have been introduced, and a large part of them don't
support the current policy. Another bad news is that it isn't possible
to rely on the packages' metadata, as many maintainers don't understand
what the X?-Python-Version fields mean.
Let's start with the good news. The following packages are included in
python2.5, and will disappear or become legacy.
celementtree
ctypes
python-pysqlite2
python-wsgiref
The following packages need a round of binNMUs as soon as possible, to
build extensions for python2.5, after which they shouldn't bother us.
Can anyone schedule the binNMUs please?
bitpim
cx-bsdiff
duplicity
elementtidy
eunuchs
gamin
mmpython
pyalsaaudio
pyao
pychm
pymad
pyme
pyopenssl
pypoker-eval
pystatgrab
python-adns
python-biggles
python-cddb
python-crack
python-daap
python-extclass
python-fam
python-gd
python-geoip
python-omniorb2
python-osd
python-pgsql
python-pqueue
python-pylibacl
python-scientific
python-smbpasswd
python-tcpwrap
python-utmp
python-xattr
python-yenc
pyvorbis
pyx
pyxmpp
qm
quixote1
reportlab-accel
zodb
zope-textindexng2
The following packages should also work with python2.5 after a round of
binNMUs, as some dependencies were relaxed in python-support 0.7.4:
dia
exaile
k3d
Now, for the bad news. The following packages have various kinds of
issues that prevent them from working with python2.5. Some of them are
trivial, some are much more tricky. In all cases, we need to focus on
these bugs if we want to see those packages in lenny:
buxon #445247
decompyle #445248
gajim #445275
gaphas #445397
gaphor #445277
gpodder #445278
hamlib #445382
hk-classes #445372
imgsizer #445280
jppy #445379
kde-guidance #445281
lcms #436541
ldaptor #445285
libsvm #445386
londonlaw #445288
maxdb-7.5.00 #445289
moosic #445400
musiclibrarian #445399
newt #445392
opensync #445394
postr #445403
pykdeextensions #445292
pyroman #445408
python-gammu #445370
pyvtk #445396
quantlib-swig #445416
quixote #445405
revelation #445415
scanerrlog #406729
swaml #445422
urlscan #445424
xmms2 #445409
I request a zero-day NMU policy for these bugs.
The following packages are also buggy, but they are nevertheless too
buggy for other reasons; let's ignore them.
diacanvas2
pyspi
schooltool
The following packages do not support multiple versions of python at
once. This is where we have the most serious regression compared to the
situation of the python2.4 transition. It is understandable not to
rebuild the gimp or OpenOffice.org packages for several python versions,
but many of these packages are using distutils and are therefore
*trivial* to get to work with several versions.
Please note that they can all be binNMUed after python2.5 has become the
default, but all of them will have to migrate to testing at once. We
must make this list shorter unless we want this transition to recall bad
memories to the release team.
Here is the list:
adesklets
aubio
audit
beagle
brltty
capisuite
comedilib
cwiid
dballe
dds
deskbar-applet
eikazo
empathy
galago-python
galago-python-gtk
gimmie
gimp
gnome-orca
gnuradio
hocr
hplip
imgseek
jppy
kdebindings
libapache2-mod-python
libbtctl
libhdate
libhid
libipod
libmetakit2.4.9.3
libphidgets
memaid-pyqt
mirage
mod-wsgi
music-applet
ninix-aya
notify-python
nufw
ocempgui
ocfs2-tools
omniidl4
opencv
openoffice.org
pida
player
pyclutter
pyg
pygoocanvas
pykaraoke
pymol
pynjb
pypanel
pyqonsole
pyrite-publisher
pyslide
python-fuse
python-libpcap
pytone
pyxine
rdiff-backup
renpy
sabayon
skencil
smart
snappea
solfege
sonata
sqlrelay
streamtuner
subterfugue
subversion
synopsis
vtk
wxwidgets2.6
xmldiff
xulrunner
zeroc-ice-python
I also request a zero-day NMU policy for these issues, at least for
packages using distutils.
Finally, for the following packages, I'm waiting for the situation to
clarify in libboost. It is being discussed in bug #445381.
democracyplayer #445249
libavg
miro
python-visual
pythonmagick #445395
A status of all opened bugs can be found here:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=python2.5;[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for reading.
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