Dependency problem replacing dh_python with dh_pysupport

2006-08-20 Thread Cameron Dale
I'm currently working on updating my package to use python-support, and I'm having problems with the dependencies it's generating. I've removed dh_python from my rules file and deleted debian/pycompat so that only dh_pysupport is generating the ${python:Depends}. However, when I build the package,

Re: Dependency problem replacing dh_python with dh_pysupport

2006-08-20 Thread Pierre Habouzit
Le dim 20 août 2006 09:48, Cameron Dale a écrit : > I'm currently working on updating my package to use python-support, > and I'm having problems with the dependencies it's generating. I've > removed dh_python from my rules file and deleted debian/pycompat so > that only dh_pysupport is generating

Re: Dependency problem replacing dh_python with dh_pysupport

2006-08-20 Thread Cameron Dale
On 8/20/06, Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Le dim 20 août 2006 09:48, Cameron Dale a écrit : > E: bittornado: python-script-but-no-python-dep > ./usr/bin/bttrack.bittornado this is a lintian "bug". when you simply need to depend upon python (not versionned) as python-support and pyth

Re: Bug#383958: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep error with python-support

2006-08-20 Thread Russ Allbery
[ Resending to get the right address -- sorry about that. ] Cameron Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: lintian > Version: 1.23.22 > Severity: wishlist > Lintian generates python-script-but-no-python-dep errors for > binary packages depending on python-support (which depends on > python

Re: Bug#383958: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep error with python-support

2006-08-20 Thread Pierre Habouzit
Le lun 21 août 2006 02:30, Russ Allbery a écrit : > [ Resending to get the right address -- sorry about that. ] > > Cameron Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Package: lintian > > Version: 1.23.22 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Lintian generates python-script-but-no-python-dep errors for > > bina

Re: Bug#383958: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep error with python-support

2006-08-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Le lun 21 août 2006 02:30, Russ Allbery a écrit : >> If it's really the intention that python-support will always provide >> a Python interpreter, that should be added to its long description so >> that there's documentation that this is an invariant a

Re: Bug#383958: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep error with python-support

2006-08-20 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Russ Allbery [Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:30:39 -0700]: > Please don't rely on transitive dependencies. It's just a lurking bug > waiting to happen. Your package contains a Python script which requires a > Python interpreter. It should therefore depend on the package that > provides the Python interp

Re: Bug#383958: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep error with python-support

2006-08-20 Thread Russ Allbery
Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > python-support is written in python (same is true for python-central) > and will *always* depend upon 'python' Maybe some examples to illustrate will help. It may not be entirely clear why the above statement doesn't actually resolve the problem. S

Re: Bug#383958: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep error with python-support

2006-08-20 Thread Pierre Habouzit
Le lun 21 août 2006 03:53, Russ Allbery a écrit : > Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > python-support is written in python (same is true for > > python-central) and will *always* depend upon 'python' > > Maybe some examples to illustrate will help. It may not be entirely > clear why t