lintian: Should check dependencies for python packages

2001-07-11 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
Package: lintian Version: 1.20.13 Severity: normal Lintian should include a check for correct dependencies of Python extension packages. The rule is like follows: Any package that installs stuff in /usr/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages must have a dependency on: python-base >= X.Y, python-base <<

Re: python 'release21-maint' branch GPL with changed license

2001-07-11 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 07:08:51PM +0200, Matthias Klose wrote: > Looking at > http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/python/python/dist/src/LICENSE?only_with_tag=release21-maint > you see that the changed license is in the python-2.1 maintanance > branch as well. What about python package

Re: Status report on python2 transition

2001-07-11 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
[... just recovering from LT2k++ and other recreational things ;-)] Thanks, Chris for your suggestions: On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 09:00:06PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > My semi-well-thought-out solution: > > - python-* should provide a "Standard" Python for each Debian > release. 2.1.1 seems

Re: Status report on python2 transition

2001-07-11 Thread Bruce Sass
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Gregor Hoffleit wrote: <...> > > How to do this: > > - Executables use #!/usr/bin/python-wrapper (*) > > - Have a file /var/lib/python/wrapper-config (*) with > > executable: version1, version2, ... > > This is written by the postinst. > > - Have a p