Bug#708888: Deprecation of dh_pycentral, please use dh_python2

[Luca Falavigna]

Package: src:swat2
Version: 0.1~bzr478-1
Severity: important
Tags: sid jessie
User: debian...@lists.debian.org
Usertags: pycentral-deprecation

The package build-depends on python-central, which should be
removed in time for the jessie release. dh_python2 should be used instead.
dh_python2 installs into the same locations as pycentral, but
avoids the creation and removal of symlinks at package installation
and removal time, making the upgrade process more robust and faster.

dh_python2 guarantees the installation into the same recommended site
directory used by dh_pycentral, into which anybody can install without
being forced to use any packaging helper tools.

Please find suggestions and help for the change at
http://wiki.debian.org/Python/TransitionToDHPython2


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[Steve Langasek]

On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 02:10:21PM +0200, Luca Falavigna wrote:
> Package: src:swat2
> Version: 0.1~bzr478-1
> Severity: important
> Tags: sid jessie
> User: debian...@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: pycentral-deprecation

> The package build-depends on python-central, which should be
> removed in time for the jessie release. dh_python2 should be used instead.
> dh_python2 installs into the same locations as pycentral, but
> avoids the creation and removal of symlinks at package installation
> and removal time, making the upgrade process more robust and faster.

Thanks for this bug report.

Jelmer, it looks like swat2 hasn't been touched in Debian since the initial
upload to experimental two years ago; and of course there's just been the
announcement upstream that swat (the original) would be dropped from the
tree, without replacement. I think the right course of action here is to
request removal of the swat2 package from experimental. Are you happy for
me to reassign this bug to ftp.debian.org?

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[Jelmer Vernooij]

On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:44:17AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 02:10:21PM +0200, Luca Falavigna wrote:
> > Package: src:swat2
> > Version: 0.1~bzr478-1
> > Severity: important
> > Tags: sid jessie
> > User: debian...@lists.debian.org
> > Usertags: pycentral-deprecation
>
> > The package build-depends on python-central, which should be
> > removed in time for the jessie release. dh_python2 should be used instead.
> > dh_python2 installs into the same locations as pycentral, but
> > avoids the creation and removal of symlinks at package installation
> > and removal time, making the upgrade process more robust and faster.
>
> Thanks for this bug report.
>
> Jelmer, it looks like swat2 hasn't been touched in Debian since the initial
> upload to experimental two years ago; and of course there's just been the
> announcement upstream that swat (the original) would be dropped from the
> tree, without replacement. I think the right course of action here is to
> request removal of the swat2 package from experimental. Are you happy for
> me to reassign this bug to ftp.debian.org?

That would be okay with me.

SWAT2 still has a lot of potential, but it never really grew beyond the "it's a
nice prototype, but still has a lot of rough edges" phase. I'd love for
somebody to pick it up and polish it. We can always add it back if that happens.

Jelmer

[Steve Langasek]

Control: reassign -1 ftp.debian.org
Control: retitle -1 RM: swat2 -- ROM; unmaintained, uses deprecated python-central

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 04:09:46AM +0200, Jelmer Vernooij wrote:
> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:44:17AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 02:10:21PM +0200, Luca Falavigna wrote:
> > > Package: src:swat2
> > > Version: 0.1~bzr478-1
> > > Severity: important
> > > Tags: sid jessie
> > > User: debian...@lists.debian.org
> > > Usertags: pycentral-deprecation

> > > The package build-depends on python-central, which should be
> > > removed in time for the jessie release. dh_python2 should be used instead.
> > > dh_python2 installs into the same locations as pycentral, but
> > > avoids the creation and removal of symlinks at package installation
> > > and removal time, making the upgrade process more robust and faster.

> > Thanks for this bug report.

> > Jelmer, it looks like swat2 hasn't been touched in Debian since the initial
> > upload to experimental two years ago; and of course there's just been the
> > announcement upstream that swat (the original) would be dropped from the
> > tree, without replacement. I think the right course of action here is to
> > request removal of the swat2 package from experimental. Are you happy for
> > me to reassign this bug to ftp.debian.org?
> That would be okay with me.

Ok, reassigning with this mail.

Thanks,