Re: pdm: Please replace python3-pep517 with python3-pyproject-hooks in Depends/Build-Depends
On August 15, 2023 1:51:54 PM UTC, Jeroen Dekkers <jeroen@dekkers.ch> wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:08:11 +0200,
>Scott Kitterman wrote:
>>
>> On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 3:53:07 AM EDT Andreas Tille wrote:
>> > Hi Scott,
>> >
>> > Am Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 02:06:42PM +0000 schrieb Scott Kitterman:
>> >
>> > > those are all binary without source. That's a problem.
>> >
>> > Given your role as ftpmaster you definitely have more experience than I
>> > in this field. I personally was thinking more in the line of binary
>> > data we can not avoid in some cases. This is a bit in the line with
>> > Rdata decision[1] where those binary data files are documented in
>> > debian/README.source.
>> >
>> > My point is just: If we remove those data files (which are IMHO harmless
>> > since these are not executd but used as input in tests - please correct
>> > me if I'm wrong) we can not test the package. Removing the files
>> > prevents testing and thus we can not know whether the package we deliver
>> > will work. I've actually shown that not all tests are working but
>> > stopped investigating this further.
>>
>> Even if they are used as data (I didn't check), they are, in fact, binary
>> blobs of code by our definition and that requires the corresponding source.
>
>They are zip files containing python source code. It is possible to include
>compiled C extensions in wheels, but I checked and these wheels are all pure
>python, so no binary blobs are included.
In Debian terms, it's not the preferred form for modification, so it's not source. In this regard DFSG goes farther than some software licenses.
Scott K
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