Re: Updated python-happydoc to policy

2001-10-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 02:46:19PM +0100, Bastian Kleineidam wrote: > Anthony Towns wrote: > > Uh, yes, they are equivalent. > Ah, yes, given that the Python-Policy only allows one default > Python interpreter, not more than one. Given that dpkg allows only one package called "foo" to be installed

Re: lintian and new python policy

2001-10-29 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 29-Oct-2001 Tom Cato Amundsen wrote: > Has anyone started modifying lintian? If I remember correctly, > packages that generate lintian errors will be rejected... > anyone is me, the maint. (-: Although any pythoners among you willing to get dirty with perl are welcome to send patches. > At

Taking over Iceme (a python application)

2001-10-29 Thread Jérôme Marant
Hi, I've prepared some fixes for all bugs in Iceme (I ITAed some time ago). I did not upload a new version since I was waiting for the Python transition. I'll upload a new version soon. Cheers, -- Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marant.org

Re: lintian and new python policy

2001-10-29 Thread Ben Burton
> "python" is a real package, no virtual one. I.e. at any given time, > there is only one package "python" on a system (neither python1.5 nor > python2.1 will provide "python"). Duh, okay. :) Thanks - Ben.

Re: lintian and new python policy

2001-10-29 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
* Ben Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011029 15:46]: > > > > Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against > > > Depends: python (>= 2.1), python (<< 2.2) > > > > This is a lintian bug. It's not bothering to notice that one's a less-than > > and the other's a greater-than. > > Btw, isn't

Re: lintian and new python policy

2001-10-29 Thread Ben Burton
> > Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against > > Depends: python (>= 2.1), python (<< 2.2) > > This is a lintian bug. It's not bothering to notice that one's a less-than > and the other's a greater-than. Btw, isn't this Depends line problematic anyway? I could have python 1.5 a

Re: Updated python-happydoc to policy

2001-10-29 Thread Bastian Kleineidam
Anthony Towns wrote: Uh, yes, they are equivalent. Ah, yes, given that the Python-Policy only allows one default Python interpreter, not more than one. Greetings, Bastian

Re: Packaging python-egenix-mx*

2001-10-29 Thread Joel Rosdahl
Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Federico Di Gregorio writes: > > On Sun, 2001-10-28 at 22:34, Joel Rosdahl wrote: > > > 3. As the policy mandates, I have made the packages depend on > > > > > >python (>= 2.1), python (<< 2.2) > > > > > >Lintian doesn't really like that.

Re: Packaging python-egenix-mx*

2001-10-29 Thread Joel Rosdahl
Donovan Baarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My only suggestion is, if you are at all in doubt about supporting > multiple versions of python, don't use the 2.1.1 "support only the > default" packaging option, instead use the 2.1.3-1. "multiple > versioned packages" option. > > Note that even if

Re: Updated python-happydoc to policy

2001-10-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 01:38:39PM +0100, Bastian Kleineidam wrote: > Harry Henry Gebel wrote: > > 'Depends: python (>= 2.1), python (<< 2.2)' as an error; so I used > > 'Depends: python (>= 2.1)' and 'Conflicts: python (>= 2.2)' > No, this is not equivalent! Uh, yes, they are equivalent. > The

Re: lintian and new python policy

2001-10-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 12:40:33PM +0100, Tom Cato Amundsen wrote: > Has anyone started modifying lintian? If I remember correctly, > packages that generate lintian errors will be rejected... Lintian is advisory only. > Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against > Depends: python

Re: Updated python-happydoc to policy

2001-10-29 Thread Bastian Kleineidam
Hi. Harry Henry Gebel wrote: 'Depends: python (>= 2.1), python (<< 2.2)' as an error; so I used 'Depends: python (>= 2.1)' and 'Conflicts: python (>= 2.2)' No, this is not equivalent! The Conflict means that I cannot install happydoc and python2.2 simultaneously, and this is not desired. I know t

lintian and new python policy

2001-10-29 Thread Tom Cato Amundsen
Has anyone started modifying lintian? If I remember correctly, packages that generate lintian errors will be rejected... At the moment, lines like Depends: python1.5 cause an error, E: python-script-but-no-python-dep Also, someone else reported that lintian complains against Depends: python (>= 2

Updated python-happydoc to policy

2001-10-29 Thread Harry Henry Gebel
I updated python-happydoc to the proposed policy and uploaded it to ftp-master.debian.org:/home/doko/www/python-uploads/ . Lintian marked 'Depends: python (>= 2.1), python (<< 2.2)' as an error; so I used 'Depends: python (>= 2.1)' and 'Conflicts: python (>= 2.2)' -- Harry Henry Gebel West Dover