Bug#575590: lintian: python-script-but-no-python-dep when using /usr/bin/python2.6 and Depending on python2.6
Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:
> Arto Jantunen <viiru@debian.org> writes:
>> That package isn't yet in the archive, but as I see it any
>> python-support using package should do for a test case. Just set
>> debian/pyversions to 2.6-, build-dep on python2.6, Depend on
>> ${python:Depends} and this happens.
>
> I can't duplicate this. A script starting with #!/usr/bin/python2.6
> produces no warnings in a package that depends on python2.6 for me.
>
> Could you put a package exhibiting this problem somewhere where I can take
> a look at it?
Python-support generates python (>= 2.6) | python2.6 for this case
(which is partially broken since the scripts get /usr/bin/python2.6
which wouldn't be provided by 2.7 etc), maybe that is different from
just depending on 2.6?
Anyway, the package I see the problem with is available at
http://viiru.iki.fi/debian/bcfg2/
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Arto Jantunen
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