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Bug#563749: README gives wrong instructions for maintainers (depend on python-dev)

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chrysn

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Jan 4, 2010, 8:10:02 PM1/4/10
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Package: python-support
Version: 1.0.6
Severity: minor

the README.gz's section "quick guide for maintainers" instructs to
build-depend on python-dev when building an arch-all package. this seems
not to be required in order for the package to work. on the other hand,
the required build dependency on python-support is not mentioned -- i
suppose those were accidentally confused here.

(to be precise, python-support needs to be in the Build-Depends-Indep of
the source package using it.)


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python-support depends on:
ii dpkg 1.15.5.5 Debian package management system
ii python 2.5.4-5 An interactive high-level object-o

python-support recommends no packages.

python-support suggests no packages.

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Josselin Mouette

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Jan 5, 2010, 3:30:02 AM1/5/10
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Le mardi 05 janvier 2010 à 02:00 +0100, chrysn a écrit :
> the README.gz's section "quick guide for maintainers" instructs to
> build-depend on python-dev when building an arch-all package. this seems
> not to be required in order for the package to work.

It is if the package uses distutils. Of course it is not in the general
case, and some packages only need python, but the safe choice is
python-dev.

> on the other hand,
> the required build dependency on python-support is not mentioned -- i
> suppose those were accidentally confused here.

This is explained later in the file.

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Jakub Wilk

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Feb 9, 2010, 9:40:01 AM2/9/10
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* Josselin Mouette <jo...@debian.org>, 2010-01-05, 09:13:

>> the README.gz's section "quick guide for maintainers" instructs to
>> build-depend on python-dev when building an arch-all package. this seems
>> not to be required in order for the package to work.
>
>It is if the package uses distutils. Of course it is not in the general
>case, and some packages only need python, but the safe choice is
>python-dev.

Huh? Why an arch:all-only package would need python-dev to be built?

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