Bug#460625: Check for python build-deps doesn't allow packages relying on specific versions

[Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008, Russ Allbery wrote:
> It sounds like, from your analysis, that the verioned dependencies also
> need to be permitted for Python (namely python2.4 | python2.4-dev |
> python2.5 | python2.5-dev) and if that were added, that would resolve your
> issue.  Does that sound right?

 That's also the conclusion I come to, yes.  It's going to be a pain to
 maintain for you though.

> It also sounds like Python is enough of a special case that we really need
> a separate tag just for Python build dependencies rather than listing the
> entire alternative, since it's getting rather long.

 Cool, you sound like you have a plan! :-)

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Loïc Minier